Overview

• Maria Camila Garcia-Molina, 24, was found dead in her car with multiple stab wounds on April 26, 2025, at her apartment complex parking lot.
• Her three-year-old daughter, covered in dried blood, was found wandering the parking lot and identified her mother's attacker as 'Joy.'
• Joy Chandra Nath, 29, was arrested hours later and charged with second-degree murder and child abuse; he was denied bail at his arraignment.
• Investigators linked Nath to the crime using cell phone tracking, which showed the victim’s phone moving from her home to his residence before ending at the crime scene.
• Nath, who had a history of stalking Garcia-Molina and was under a restraining order, allegedly returned to the crime scene with visible injuries before his arrest.