Hispanic landscaper in Florida accused of killing his ex-partner and pretending she was detained by ICE
Saul Garcia Gonzalez, 40, was arrested in Miami after being accused of murdering Nerida Martel, the mother of his young daughter
Saul Garcia Gonzalez, 40, was detained by Miami-Dade County officials in connection with the death of Nerida Martel, 37, the mother of his two-year-old girl. He is accused of second-degree death.
The case has attracted a lot of interest because, according to the police report, the suspect allegedly tried to persuade friends and family that the person was missing because immigration officials had detained her.
An admitted ICE incarceration, the first version.
Garcia Gonzalez assured his inner circle that he believed Martel was "possibly in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE)," according to documents cited by WPLG.
Friends and family insisted that he reported her departure to the police, which he did on October 9, three days after claiming to have last seen her dropping her child off at daycare because her name did not appear in official documents.
Identities in the body and finding of the body
Martel's body was discovered in a river close to her home on October 11 and had a gunshot wound to the head.
Detectives immediately began their research after they found contradictions in the defendant's account of events. According to the police document, Martel had sought shelter with a friend because of conflict in the marriage, and family members have spoken about prior instances of verbal abuse. Garcia Gonzalez was located in the canal area when the lady disappeared, according to phone records obtained by the researchers. Garcia Gonzalez, a native of Mexico and a landscaper, was detained on Wednesday and taken to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, where he is still held without parole. Officials have not disclosed the defendant's claim that ICE had detained his ex-partner or that he had been granted immigration standing in the United States. While the Prosecutor's Office prepares the subsequent steps in the legal process, the situation is still being looked into.
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