SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) — A San Jose man who was called “baby killer” by a key witness will appear in court Friday to face new murder charges.
Philip Michael Ortega was previously charged with murdering Baby Winter, who was poisoned at home by fentanyl allegedly supplied to her parents by Ortega. The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office announced new murder charges were filed against Ortega for the death of Baby Phoenix, who was poisoned by fentanyl at home in 2023 just three months before Baby Winter died.
Ortega will appear in court alongside Phoenix’s father, 40-year-old David Anthony Castro, who is also facing new charges. Prosecutors increased the severity of charges filed against Castro from felony child endangerment to murder this week.
The DA’s office wrote, “New evidence shows that Castro sought and Ortega provided drugs to Castro the night before his daughter was found dead in the home. Ortega also provided the deadly drugs that led to the death of Baby Winter just 91 days later.”…