Overview
- Investigators discovered the body of 29-year-old Daniela Villalba in her Cofico apartment after police forced entry, and she was found with stab wounds to the neck and arms.
- The probe accelerated when waste collectors found a suitcase with blood-stained clothing and a wig bearing Villalba’s name in a nearby trash container, a material link that tied the disappearance to the scene.
- The case is led by the specialized Fiscalía in Violence Against Women under fiscal Pablo Camacho and is being treated as a presumed femicide with forensic work and evidence collection underway.
- Police are analyzing security camera footage that shows a tall man wearing a cap and somewhat long hair entering and leaving the building while also attempting to locate Villalba’s missing cellphone for call and location data.
- Friends, neighbors and co-workers have demanded answers and greater building safety, and authorities say no arrests have been made so far as they prioritize image analysis and phone-tracking that could identify the suspect.