The body of a missing Renton woman was found in Mexico last week, authorities confirmed Monday, and a suspect is already in custody across the border.
Renton Police say 54-year-old Reyna Hernandez, who went missing from her home in South Renton on Feb. 26, was found dead near Mexicali on March 8. Mexicali is the capital of Baja California, and is situated east of Tijuana, right across the U.S.-Mexico border.According to Renton Police, detectives were directed to a news article from Mexicali, reporting an unidentified body found in a cemetery on the Tijuana Highway.
"We are working closely with Mexicali police and our U.S. Federal partners to determine when and where Reyna was killed."Hernandez has not been seen since Feb. 26, and her friends reported her missing on Feb. 28 when she did not return home from running errands.Her sister, 47-year-old Sara Carillo, last spoke to Hernandez on Feb. 24. She said her sister sounded happy and had gone dancing that night.
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