Police say they have arrested the ex-boyfriend of the New York woman whose body was found inside a suitcase that had been discarded on the side of a Connecticut road.
Greenwich police on Tuesday identified the suspect in the killing of Valerie Reyes as Javier DeSilva, who was arrested in Queens, New York.
Capt. Robert Berry says investigators “zeroed in” on DeSilva after he allegedly used Reyes’ ATM card to withdraw cash multiple times after her death.
DeSilva is scheduled to make an initial court appearance in a federal court in New York on Tuesday. It was not clear if he has a lawyer.
Reyes, of New Rochelle, New York, had been reported missing on Jan. 30 when she did not show up for work. Officials said her hands and feet were bound when her body was found by highway workers on Feb. 5.
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