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Queens Mother Found Dead in SoHo Hotel, Homicide Investigation Underway

Denisse Oleas-Arancibia, 38, was identified as the victim found strangled and beaten in a Manhattan hotel room, with no arrests made yet.

  • Denisse Oleas-Arancibia, 38, was discovered dead in the SoHo 54 Hotel in Lower Manhattan, her death ruled as homicide due to strangulation and blunt force trauma.
  • The victim, a mother from Queens, appeared nervous and worried in the days leading up to her death, according to her 18-year-old son.
  • No signs of forced entry were found at the scene, but a bloody iron was discovered near Oleas-Arancibia's body.
  • Police are investigating the case as a homicide and are attempting to track down the owner of a pair of bloody pants found in the room.
  • Oleas-Arancibia moved to the U.S. from Ecuador for a better life, leaving behind a younger son and her parents in South America.
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