![]() The family later learned there were no records in Stefaniak’s Uber account from that day, Fernandez said. on November 28, getting into an Uber to go to the airport, according to Leandro Fernandez, a friend of the victim.īut that didn’t make sense, Fernandez told WSVN, because Stefaniak’s flight out wasn’t until midday. The security guard told Stefaniak’s relatives he last saw her around 5 a.m. ![]() “The person linked to this homicide (Espinoza Martinez) was close to her and had the time and place to commit the crime,” he said.ĭetectives who interviewed people who had contact with Espinoza Martinez grew suspicious when they noticed his statements were contradictory, Espinoza said. Suspect was staying in next apartment, officials sayĮspinoza Martinez had been staying in the apartment next to Stefaniak’s rental, said Espinoza, the government spokesman. There were also stains inside the apartment where she stayed “which are compatible with blood and which will be submitted to further investigation and comparison,” he said. ![]() Her family confirmed in a Facebook post early Wednesday morning her father had seen the body and it belonged to Stefaniak.Īn autopsy showed multiple stab wounds to the “neck and upper extremities,” as well as blunt force trauma to the head, Espinoza, the government spokesman, said. “It was a death that was absolutely violent,” he said in an interview with CNN en Español. The body showed signs of a violent death, according to her father, who is also named Carlos Caicedo. On Monday, a partially decomposed body was found about 300 yards from the apartment complex, according to Walter Espinoza, a spokesman for Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Department. Stefaniak, a US citizen and South Florida resident, went missing late last month while staying at the apartment outside the Costa Rican capital of San Jose. Stefaniak was friendly, bubbly and loved to travel, her sister-in-law said. “And such a monster, because you have to be something else, man, to do something like this.” “How cold-hearted can you be?” Caicedo told WPLG. He was a security guard at the apartment complex where Stefaniak’s Airbnb was located. Like, I just can’t believe it.”Ĭaicedo’s sister, Carla Stefaniak, has since been confirmed dead, her body found near the apartment complex where she was staying at the tail end of a vacation to celebrate her 36th birthday.Ī Nicaraguan national, Bismarck Espinoza Martinez, 32, has been taken into custody in connection to Stefaniak’s death, according to Costa Rican officials. “And we couldn’t feel anything from this guy. This guy shook our hands, looks us in the eyes, he tells his fake story,” Caicedo said. Little did Caicedo know the man would turn out to be his sister’s suspected killer. Her father is currently on a flight down to Costa Rica that left Monday afternoon.When Carlos Caicedo went to Costa Rica to search for his missing sister, he shook hands with the security guard at the apartment where she was staying and listened to what the man knew, Caicedo told CNN affiliate WPLG. Stefaniak's brother flew down to Costa Rica on Friday to search for his sister. Stefaniak had plans to return to the United States on November 28, bound for Florida, but never arrived for her flight.Īccording to Burton, the last thing they knew about Stefaniak was that she was inside her Airbnb in San Antonio de Escazú on the night of the 27th. She traveled to Costa Rica with her sister-in-law, April Burton, on November 22 to celebrate her birthday. Burton flew back on November 27. Stefaniak hasn't been seen or heard from since Tuesday, November 27. The body cannot be positively identified by officials until an autopsy is performed. The blood has been sent to labs for testing. In a press conference on Monday, Espinoza said that biological fluids consistent with blood were discovered inside the Airbnb property. In Spanish, Walter Espinoza, the Director General of the OIJ said, “the body was in a state of decomposition, but the preliminary observation does verify the body is a woman.” OIJ agents had been searching the area with specialized dogs.Īt this time, authorities have not been able to confirm that the body is Stefaniak. ![]() Authorities in Costa Rica say that a body has been found on the Airbnb property where missing Florida woman, Carla Stefaniak was staying.Ĭosta Rica's Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) tells Scripps station ABC Action News that the body was buried in a mountainous area located in the back of the property, less than 200 feet away from where the 36-year-old had been staying. ![]()
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