GUILTY CO - Fem, in Suitcase in Dumpster, Pueblo, Oct 2019 - Maria Agnes Cuevas-Garcia *Son & wife ARRESTED

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Officers from the Police department along with parole and detectives were able to locate the homicide suspect on the northside near Adolfo’s restaurant. He was taken into custody along with second suspect without incident

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4:55 PM - 18 Oct 2019
 
Pueblo police arrest "person of interest" in connection to body found in suitcase.

Arrests made in the murder.

Quotes from article:
"A suspect was arrested Friday in connection to the death of a woman, whose body was found inside a suitcase in a trash bin in Pueblo, police said.

Police on Friday had been looking for Anthony “Antonio” Cuevas, 36, as a “person of interest” after Thursday’s discovery of a body at a car wash, 3906 Ivywood Lane, said Sgt. Franklyn Ortega, a police spokesman.

At 5:55 p.m., Pueblo police said on Twitter that a homicide suspect had been arrested on the northside of the city. Police on Friday night confirmed the suspect arrested was Cuevas.

He is being held in Pueblo County Jail on suspicion of first-degree murder and for a parole violation. Ortega said the parole violation was related to drugs or alcohol".

"Also arrested Friday night was 36-year-old Melanie Ann Cuevas, the suspect’s wife. She was detained on a criminal impersonation warrant and was being held in jail on a $1,500 bond, police said".
 
Police find car driven by person who put woman’s body in Pueblo dumpster

Oct 18, 2019

PUEBLO, Colo. — Pueblo Police say they have found a car involved in the dumping of a body in Pueblo Thursday morning, now the search is on for the man seen driving.

Police have confirmed they are searching for 36-year-old Anthony “Antonio” Cuevas, calling him “a person of interest”.

Cuevas is currently on parole.

Colorado State Patrol Troop 5B said that Cuevas might be headed to Monte Vista. They are warning anyone who sees him to call 9-1-1.

Pueblo Police executed a search warrant at a home on [800 blk] Euclid Avenue in Pueblo Friday afternoon. They have confirmed the warrant is connected to the discovery of the body on Thursday, but have not yet provided details on that connection.

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ETA: Suspect arrested along with his wife at local restaurant on Friday evening.
 
Suspect in custody in Pueblo homicide

10/17/19 - Update 10/18/19

By: Brenda Argueta, Melissa Greathouse, Colette Bordelon


UPDATE: Pueblo Police just confirmed they arrested Anthony "Antonio" Cuevas, 36, and his wife Melanie, 36. Anthony Cuevas was arrested for first degree murder and a parole violation. Melanie was arrested on a warrant for criminal impersonation. There could be additional charges in the future. Officers are not currently looking for any other suspects.

PREVIOUS: Officers from the Pueblo Police Department, as well as parole officers and detectives, have located two suspects related to Thursday's homicide and taken them into custody. They were found near Adolfo's Restaurant, along with a second suspect.

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Detectives spent much of Friday at a home in the 800 block of Euclid in Pueblo, working to gather evidence related to the case. Investigators believe the homicide took place at that home.

[...]

Police have located the car seen in the video, a Nissan Versa. They have not said where it was found, but they are processing it for evidence.

The name of the victim is not being released at this time. Only the coroner will release the name officially. Authorities say the female victim was wearing an Air Force T-shirt and M&M candy shorts, Police say she had a distinctive tattoo on her right thigh of a female clown along with other tattoos.

Multiple neighbors in the area near the 800 block of Euclid told News 5 they believe the victim is a woman named Mary Garcia. Police have not confirmed that identity.

[...]

Sgt. Ortega understands people are looking for answers about this crime, including turning to social media to identify the suspect and the victim, yet he reminds everyone that police always try to protect the integrity of their investigation.
 
Colette Bordelon‏ @ColetteBordelon
UPDATE: Pueblo Police say they have found the vehicle seen in the surveillance footage related to the body found in a dumpster. It’s currently being processed for evidence. More on @KOAA at 5&6 pm.

11:38 AM - 18 Oct 2019 from Pueblo, CO

KOAA News5‏Verified account @KOAA Oct 18

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    1. The latest from @ColetteBordelon as she's following the investigation into a body hidden in a suitcase and placed in a dumpster. https://www.koaa.com/news/covering-colorado/pueblo-police-investigating-suspicious-package-at-car-wash …

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Colette Bordelon‏ @ColetteBordelon
Detectives on scene in the 800 block of Euclid in Pueblo about to execute a search warrant. They confirmed to me it is related to the body that was found in a dumpster. @KOAA

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12:25 PM - 18 Oct 2019 from Pueblo, CO

Colette Bordelon‏ @ColetteBordelon
UPDATE: Anthony “Antonio” Cuevas was arrested for 1st degree murder and a parole violation. Pueblo PD also arrested his wife, Melanie, on a warrant for criminal impersonation. More charges could come in the future. Watch @KOAA at 10 for the full story.

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8:37 PM - 18 Oct 2019 from Pueblo, CO
 
Suspect caught on camera tossing dead woman into dumpster identified, arrested for murder: Reports

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The arrests come after investigators on Thursday released surveillance video of a man driving up to a dumpster at a car wash early that morning, taking a suitcase from the trunk and throwing it away. Investigators believe that person was Anthony Cuevas.

Police found the suspect’s vehicle — a small, blue, four-door car — on Friday and executed search warrants around the city looking for him, according to Sgt. Franklyn Ortega of the Pueblo Police Department.

KRDO-TV reports that multiple people have posted pictures of Cuevas on Facebook and said he killed his mother. Authorities have not confirmed the information. bbm

Police initially were not sure if the body was real or if it was a Halloween prop, according to KKTV. Investigators eventually towed the entire dumpster from the scene.

To report information about the case, contact the Pueblo Police Department at 719-553-2420 or send an anonymous tip at pueblocrimestoppers.com.
 
PRESS RELEASE
City of Pueblo Police Department
Homicide Investigation Update

October 18, 2019 [FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE]

On October 18, 2019 at about 5:19 a.m. the Pueblo Police Department received several calls regarding the person of interest in the homicide investigation at 3906 Ivywood Ln.

The person of interest, 36- year-old Anthony Cuevas and his wife, 36-year-old Melanie Ann Cuevas were contacted by police in the 4100 block of Outlook Blvd.

Anthony was arrested on charges of 1 st Degree Murder and a parole warrant. Melanie was arrested for a Criminal Impersonation warrant. The Pueblo County Coroner will release the name of the victim.

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https://www.pueblo.us/DocumentCenter/View/25533/1019-0012-Ivywood-Ln--Homicide-investigation-update

ETA: It's believed the several calls received by police department early Friday morning were from the suspects siblings. :(
 
Pueblo Coroner's office released ID of woman found slain in Pueblo dumpster


PUEBLO — The Pueblo Coroner's office is identifying the woman found dead in a suitcase in a dumpster at a Pueblo car wash on Thursday. The Coroner says the deceased woman is 58-year old Maria Agnes Cuevas-Garcia. While her identity is being released, details about how she died are currently unavailable pending the completion of the woman's autopsy.
 
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Pueblo Coroner's office released ID of woman found slain in Pueblo dumpster


PUEBLO — The Pueblo Coroner's office is identifying the woman found dead in a suitcase in a dumpster at a Pueblo car wash on Thursday. The Coroner says the deceased woman is 58-year old Maria Agnes Cuevas-Garcia. While her identity is being released, details about how she died are currently unavailable pending the completion of the woman's autopsy.
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Although not confirmed in official announcement of victim's identity by the Coroner, it's believed Maria Agnes Cuevas-Garcia was the mother of the suspect.

Also believed the searched home was location of the crime.
 
Pueblo neighbor remembers her slain friend

Oct 21, 2010

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“Someone showed me the photos on their phone. I was so sad and in shock.”

Brown lives adjacent to Maria A. Cuevas-Garcia — the person police identified Monday as the victim of Pueblo’s latest homicide.

Cuevas-Garcia’s body was found by police in a suitcase thrown into a dumpster at a car wash on Pueblo’s South Side last Thursday. Brown said she immediately called police and a whole team of undercover detectives showed up at her home.

“I didn’t want it to be her. I was hoping that it was an accident. It is hard to be an accident being dumped like that in a bag in a dumpster,” Brown said as she stared across the street to what was once her “closest everyday friend’s” home.

“I was hoping that maybe she had a stroke and her kids panicked.”

Brown said that Cuevas-Garcia was the sweetest person.

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“She was close with other neighbors and her family, but I was the one that she came over to all the time. We shared food; we shared stories.”

ETA: Victim's husband and step father of suspect just passed July 13, 2019. I'd say financial motive but suspect had to know he'd get caught fairly soon....:mad:

Obituary for Ronald Frank Garcia | Angelus Chapel Mortuaries
 
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