on November 14, the maintenance man at Ron apartment noticed a stack of newspapers in front of his door. He and the manager went inside and found his body hidden under several blankets and pillows. He had been killed by several blows to the head, and a sledgehammer was found next to him. The autopsy revealed that he had also been stabbed once in the side with a wood-handled knife. Authorities believe that while he was sleeping in a sitting position on the couch, Maria beat him to death, and covered his body. Afterwards, she took his car to Bitter Springs. She was last seen on November 11, 1988, hitchhiking 260 miles north of Mesa. The police are looking for clues as to where she is.
Extra Notes: This case first aired on the November 29, 1989 episode of Unsolved Mysteries.
Captured. After this case was re-aired, a viewer contacted the FBI, stating that Maria was living in the Memphis, Tennessee area. The viewer said that she was going to be at the airport on August 3, 1990. The FBI went there and was able to locate and arrest her without incident. During her time on the run, she had changed her appearance by dying her hair blonde. She had told authorities that she was planning to fly to New Jersey to be reunited with her family.
Two weeks after her arrest, Maria was returned to Arizona to face first-degree murder charges. However, while waiting to determine her mental state, she decided to plead guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to fifteen years in prison. She was released in 2005 after serving thirteen years.
Extra Notes: This case first aired on the November 29, 1989 episode of Unsolved Mysteries.
Captured. After this case was re-aired, a viewer contacted the FBI, stating that Maria was living in the Memphis, Tennessee area. The viewer said that she was going to be at the airport on August 3, 1990. The FBI went there and was able to locate and arrest her without incident. During her time on the run, she had changed her appearance by dying her hair blonde. She had told authorities that she was planning to fly to New Jersey to be reunited with her family.
Two weeks after her arrest, Maria was returned to Arizona to face first-degree murder charges. However, while waiting to determine her mental state, she decided to plead guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to fifteen years in prison. She was released in 2005 after serving thirteen years.
on November 14, the maintenance man at Ron apartment noticed a stack of newspapers in front of his door. He and the manager went inside and found his body hidden under several blankets and pillows. He had been killed by several blows to the head, and a sledgehammer was found next to him. The autopsy revealed that he had also been stabbed once in the side with a wood-handled knife. Authorities believe that while he was sleeping in a sitting position on the couch, Maria beat him to death, and covered his body. Afterwards, she took his car to Bitter Springs. She was last seen on November 11, 1988, hitchhiking 260 miles north of Mesa. The police are looking for clues as to where she is.
Extra Notes: This case first aired on the November 29, 1989 episode of Unsolved Mysteries.
Captured. After this case was re-aired, a viewer contacted the FBI, stating that Maria was living in the Memphis, Tennessee area. The viewer said that she was going to be at the airport on August 3, 1990. The FBI went there and was able to locate and arrest her without incident. During her time on the run, she had changed her appearance by dying her hair blonde. She had told authorities that she was planning to fly to New Jersey to be reunited with her family.
Two weeks after her arrest, Maria was returned to Arizona to face first-degree murder charges. However, while waiting to determine her mental state, she decided to plead guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to fifteen years in prison. She was released in 2005 after serving thirteen years.
Extra Notes: This case first aired on the November 29, 1989 episode of Unsolved Mysteries.
Captured. After this case was re-aired, a viewer contacted the FBI, stating that Maria was living in the Memphis, Tennessee area. The viewer said that she was going to be at the airport on August 3, 1990. The FBI went there and was able to locate and arrest her without incident. During her time on the run, she had changed her appearance by dying her hair blonde. She had told authorities that she was planning to fly to New Jersey to be reunited with her family.
Two weeks after her arrest, Maria was returned to Arizona to face first-degree murder charges. However, while waiting to determine her mental state, she decided to plead guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to fifteen years in prison. She was released in 2005 after serving thirteen years.
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