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Colorado Security Guard Arrested for Murder, Found with Victim's Severed Hand

Solomon Martinez denies killing Renee Marie Portillos, whose decapitated body was found in a creek, despite damning evidence and witness testimonies.

  • Solomon Martinez, a 26-year-old security guard in Colorado, has been arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder in connection with the death of 47-year-old Renee Marie Portillos, whose decapitated body was found in Fountain Creek.
  • A severed hand, believed to belong to the victim, was found in a plastic bag in Martinez's jacket pocket at the time of his arrest.
  • Martinez's roommate, Joshua Mazzurco, and another witness reported seeing Martinez with blood on his hands and clothes, and Martinez allegedly asked Mazzurco to dig a 'ten-foot hole'.
  • Martinez has denied the murder, claiming he picked up the victim as a prostitute but later dropped her off, suggesting that another witness may have been responsible for her death.
  • Martinez is currently being held at the Pueblo County jail on a $1 million cash-only bond.
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