Three suspects have now been arrested in connection with the murder of Marisela Botello Valadez, a 23-year-old woman from Seattle in October, who was last seen in the Deep Ellum area of Dallas.
In a video, Botello was seen leaving a nightclub in Dallas on October 5 shortly after midnight with 31-year-old Charles Beltran, who was arrested in Utah on Friday.
The remains of Marisella Botello Valadez were found last week southeast of Dallas.
(Dallas Police Department)
Two other suspects were also arrested: 49-year-old Nina Tamar Marano and 57-year-old Lisa Dykes were arrested in Florida last week.
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After Botello disappeared, all three suspects fled Texas and left their jobs and homes, police said.
Botello’s aunt, Dennesly Castillo, had earlier told Fox News that when investigators tried to reach Beltran in October, he closed all his social media accounts and moved.
Charles Beltran, 31, was arrested in Utah on Friday for the murder of 23-year-old Marisela Botello in October last year.
(Dallas Police Department)
Investigators located the cellphones of the three suspects and Botello to the home of Dykes and Beltran the night Botello went missing.
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According to the Dallas Morning News, police found red and brown blood streaks that matched Botello’s DNA in Beltran’s home.
Botello’s remains were found on March 24 about 20 miles southeast of Dallas in Wilmer, Texas.