Missing Wash. woman found dead, wrapped in blanket in Mexico cemetery was allegedly tortured

RENTON, Wash. (TCD) — A 54-year-old lady from Washington state who went lacking in February was discovered lifeless along with her palms and ft tied at an area cemetery in Mexico final week.

The Renton Police Division posted a lacking particular person bulletin Feb. 29, stating that Reyna Hernandez, a small enterprise proprietor, left her residence on Monday, Feb. 26, to run errands. In keeping with police, on Wednesday, Feb. 28, pals reported her lacking after she did not return residence, reply her telephone, or present up for work at her hair salon. Investigators recovered proof suggesting Hernandez had been kidnapped towards her will.

On March 8, detectives realized of an unidentified physique present in a cemetery on the Tijuana Freeway. Investigators contacted Mexican authorities and decided the sufferer to be Hernandez.

Mexican legislation enforcement officers apprehended a 61-year-old unnamed suspect from Renton, Washington, on unrelated costs, and he stays in custody in Mexico. Hernandez’s automobile was additionally situated in Mexico.

Detectives consider Hernandez was a sufferer of home violence.

Members of the family instructed KCPQ-TV the suspect was Hernandez’s companion. In keeping with the information supply, the suspect allegedly tortured Hernandez, and he or she was discovered certain by the hands and ft and shot within the head. Her physique was reportedly wrapped in a blanket as effectively.

Police haven’t but decided if the sufferer was killed in america or Mexico. If the slaying occurred within the U.S., officers would search to extradite the suspect.

Renton Police Investigations Commander Chandler Swain mentioned, “That is the worst potential final result, and our hearts exit to Reyna’s household and pals. We’re working intently with Mexicali police and our U.S. Federal companions to find out when and the place Reyna was killed.”

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