A Florida landscaper accused of murdering the mom of his younger little one had tried to steer folks she was lacking as a result of she was picked up by ICE, in accordance with authorities.
Mexican native Saul Garcia Gonzalez, 40, got here up with the ruse after he allegedly shot Nerida Martel, 37, within the head and dumped her physique in a Miami canal final month, in accordance with a police report obtained by WPLG.
Realizing her family and friends can be panicked about her whereabouts, he instructed them “that he believed the sufferer was probably within the custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement,” the report mentioned.
Nevertheless, when Martel’s identify didn’t present up in custody data, pals persuaded him to report her lacking, which he did on Oct. 9, three days after he claimed to have final seen her dropping their 2-year-old daughter off at daycare.
Two days after he lastly reported her lacking, Martel’s physique was present in a canal near their residence — with a gunshot to the top.
Investigators quickly discovered inconsistencies with the boyfriend’s story — and had been instructed the murdered mother “reached out to a good friend searching for a spot to remain for less than her and her daughter,” the report said, including that kin who knew Gonzalez to be verbally abusive.
Telephone data tracked Gonzalez to the canal across the time she disappeared, in accordance with police.
Gonzalez, a Mexican-born landscaper, was arrested Wednesday and charged with second-degree homicide.
He was booked on the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Heart on Thursday the place he’s being held with out bond. It was not clear why he had steered his murdered ex can be picked up by ICE or if she was within the US illegally.
