Caicedo said the information made him suspicious as his sister’s flight was scheduled at 1:30 p.m. The owner of the Airbnb told Carlos Caicedo, Stefaniak's brother, a security guard saw his sister on the morning of her flight, getting into a car at 5 a.m. SVxZVVGar1- Grady Trimble December 4, 2018 local time.Ĭosta Rican investigators released this photo of the suspect they've arrested in the case of the missing tourist from Florida, Carla Stefaniak. 27, when she wrote in a group chat on WhatsApp till her phone got switched off around 9 p.m. The last time her family had heard from the victim was Nov. after the weekend, she decided to stay back. Stefaniak had traveled to Costa Rica on Thanksgiving with her family to celebrate her birthday. The individual was stabbed to death with injuries to her neck and upper torso.” “We still have to do a final verification. “The autopsy was completed today and we determined the body found initially, matches that of Carla Stefaniak,” said Walter Espinoza from the Costa Rica Office of Information, CBS Miami reported. The Costa Rican police said that although an autopsy of the body had been completed, they were still awaiting fingerprint results.īismarck Espinoza Martinez, 32, the prime suspect, was arrested Tuesday in relation to her murder, after investigators swept the property and found blood stains in her and Martinez’s rooms. Initial reports suggested the woman had been murdered by the suspect, a Nicarguan security guard, who lived in a room adjoining Stefanaik's. Her body was partially buried and covered with plastic bags. Her remains were discovered in a wooded area near the Airbnb property Monday, where she was staying as she celebrated as her 36th birthday. 27.Īuthorities added that Stefaniak appeared to have been murdered as the autopsy showed she had suffered a blow to her head. Local authorities confirmed its identification on Tuesday. A woman's body found near an Airbnb in Costa Rica Monday was confirmed to be that of the missing Florida woman Carla Stefanaik.
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