A girl lacking from Washington state was discovered lifeless in a cemetery in Mexico, the Renton Police Division introduced Monday night.
Reyna Hernandez, 54, who went lacking from her house in South Renton on Feb. 26, was discovered lifeless close to Mexicali, the capital of Baja California proper throughout the U.S.-Mexico border, on March 8.
Pals reported Hernandez lacking on February 28 when she didn’t return house from working errands and didn’t open her small enterprise within the Renton Highlands.
On March 8, detectives have been alerted to a information article in Mexicali about an unidentified physique present in a neighborhood cemetery on the Tijuana Freeway.
Investigators contacted Mexican authorities and have been capable of present sufficient info to establish Hernandez over the weekend.
Mexican legislation enforcement officers arrested a suspect within the case on unrelated prices.
A 61-year-old Renton resident is at the moment in custody in Mexico the place they have been additionally capable of get better Hernandez’s automobile, police stated.
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Detectives imagine this was a home violence crime and the proof signifies Hernandez was taken towards her will.
Authorities confirmed to Fox 13 that there have been indicators of torture, saying Hernandez was sure by the hands and toes, shot within the head and wrapped in a blanket.
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“That is the worst attainable final result, and our hearts exit to Reyna’s household and mates,” stated Investigations Commander Chandler Swain. “We’re working intently with Mexicali police and our U.S. Federal companions to find out when and the place Reyna was killed.”
As soon as the time and method of loss of life are confirmed, detectives can decide the place the murder was dedicated. If the murder occurred within the U.S., authorities would search extradition, so the suspect can face prices in that jurisdiction, officers stated.