 From jail, Schwartz pleaded with Lourdes Lopez, his former lover, to be his attorney, but she refused.On October 28, Lopez reported that, prior to the murder, she had expressed to Paul Skitzki, a county prosecutor with whom she was on friendly terms, her concerns about what Schwartz might do to Stidham.The case was transferred from Pima County to Pinal County because of the nature of Lopez's past work relationship with Pima County.