DEL VALLE, Texas (KXAN) — A violent crime spree led investigators to the people they believe are responsible for the murder of a man in Del Valle.

A burned body was found in the trunk of a car on Buck Lane in Del Valle on Oct. 30. Two men have now been charged with capital murder for shooting and setting 27-year-old Aaron Lee Rogers on fire. Investigators say Rogers’ body was burned beyond recognition. An autopsy revealed Rogers was shot at least once in the head.

The burned remains of a football jersey with “Punisher 74” written on it was found under the victim’s torso. Two fired 9mm cartridge casings were also found in the trunk.

During the investigation, two of Rogers’ friends were identified as persons of interest, according to a police affidavit, including Thomas Cisneros, 22, and Gloriana Mae Vega, 18. They drive a gold or tan Infinity G35 sedan.

On Nov. 2, deputies were called to two different armed attempted robberies. The first happened in the 11400 block of Old Lockhart Road and the second at the intersection of Coulver Road and Thaxton Road, both near each other.

Both victims told police the suspect stopped them while they were driving, brandished a handgun and ordered them to open their car doors. When they refused, the suspect fired on both vehicles. Deputies said Cisneros bore a striking resemblance to the acne-scarred Hispanic male suspect described by victims in the attempted robberies.

Five days later, on Nov. 7, deputies were called to a home invasion robbery in the 11500 block of Moore Road in Del Valle. The victim said a man and woman forced their way into her home, beat her with a black handgun and bound her with duct tape. They then stole items from her home, including her vehicle. She told police the suspects pulled up to her house in a gold or gray Infiniti sedan.

Six days after that, on Nov. 13, Austin police officers were called to an attempted kidnapping in Austin. A surveillance camera showed a gold or tan Infiniti sedan at the scene. The victim said he was in the drive-thru of a Jack in the Box when a man with a black handgun jumped into his passenger seat and ordered him to drive away. He was later bound with duct tape before being driven to Maha Loop in Del Valle where he was robbed of his possessions and forced out of his truck. The suspect then fired shots at the man and told him to run.

The next day, Nov. 14, Cisneros and Vega were located by police at the Orangewood Suites Hotel in North Austin and arrested on outstanding warrants. A search warrant of their room uncovered a black Glock 9mm handgun. In an interview, police say Vega confessed to the home invasion on Moore Road, the Jack in the Box kidnapping and the attempted carjackings on Old Lockhart Road and Thaxton Road.

She told officers Cisneros had bragged about shooting the drivers’ tires. Investigators determined the shell casings in the previous incidents matched the casings found in the truck of Aaron Rogers’ vehicle. Vega confessed she was there when Rogers was murdered, providing a detailed description of the murder, motive and location of the crime.

Vega told officers that the night of Oct. 29 she and Cisneros met at a motel room with Castillo, Beronica Rodriguez, 38 and Jacequelynn Aleman, 19. Vega said they conspired to kill Rogers over a grievance against him by Rodriguez, who “lured” Rogers to the motel room. That night, Castillo sent her a photo of Rogers’ bloodied face.

She then drove to Castillo’s home in the Del Valle area where she saw Rogers was alive, but beaten and tied up, the affidavit continued. They drove to Buck Lane, north of State Highway 71 near Garfield, where Vega remained in the driver’s seat, and watched as Cisneros opened the trunk and shot Rogers twice. Castillo then poured gasoline on the truck and set it on fire. Vega told officers that Rodriguez was laughing as the vehicle burned.

On Dec. 2, a man booked into the Travis County Central Booking Facility told detectives he had a cell phone with evidence of the murder. Police determined a text message on the phone containing a photo of a bloodied Rogers wearing a Punisher jersey was sent from Castillo. Cell phone tower records showed the phone was used by Castillo in close proximity to the scene of the murder that morning.

Castillo has a long criminal history, including arrests for aggravated assault of a public servant, four counts of burglary of habitation, evading arrest and five arrests for driving with an invalid license.

Cisneros is also the suspect in a Georgetown home invasion in the Escalera Ranch subdivision. The suspects told the homeowner to open his gun safe, and forced him to the ground where they tied his hands and feet. Cisneros and another man then stole guns from the safe, ransacked the home and took off with the victim’s car.

Castillo has been booked in the Travis County Jail. Cisneros is in the Williamson County Jail.