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Arrest Upheld in Edith Guadalupe Case

Prosecutors cite forensic and security-system findings that they say link the building’s guard to the killing.

Overview

  • The building’s guard remains in custody after a judge ruled his arrest lawful and set a continuation hearing later this week.
  • Prosecutors say biological traces and other forensic tests place him at the scene and report the building’s cameras were disconnected under his access, with genetic comparisons to follow.
  • A necropsy found a screwdriver wound that pierced a lung, and investigators reported blood in the guard booth and the body hidden under sand in the underground parking area.
  • The defense and the guard’s relatives allege fabrication of evidence and point to an elevator video of another couple, which prosecutors say is from an earlier date and does not show Edith.
  • The justice office removed personnel accused by the family of seeking money to act, and internal investigations now examine alleged delays that led relatives to push for a search of the building.