Renton Police confirmed a 54-year-old Renton woman was found deceased in Mexicali, Mexico, two weeks after friends reported her missing.<\/p>\n
Renton detectives suspected foul play in the disappearance of Reyna Hernandez, 54, a Renton small business owner, after friends reported her missing to police on Feb. 28, and an investigation found evidence of Hernandez being “taken against her will” with her vehicle missing.<\/p>\n
Hernandez failed to return home, answer her cellphone, and show up to work at her hair salon for two days prior to the report, the Renton Reporter previously reported.<\/p>\n
On March 8, Renton investigators contacted Mexican authorities after finding a Mexicali news article regarding an unidentified body found in a local cemetery on the Tijuana Highway, according to the police department.<\/p>\n
According to the department, investigators provided enough information to Mexican authorities to identify Hernandez over the weekend.<\/p>\n
According to the department, Mexican law enforcement officials have arrested a 61-year-old Renton resident in the case on unrelated charges. He remains in custody in Mexico as of the department’s March 11 news release.<\/p>\n
Meeghan Black, a Renton Police spokesperson, said she lacked information regarding the connection between Hernandez and the suspect.<\/p>\n
“Detectives have not been specific about the relationship, only saying it was a domestic violence crime,” Black said in an email.<\/p>\n
According to the department, law enforcement recovered Hernandez’s vehicle in Mexico.<\/p>\n
“We are working closely with Mexicali police and our U.S. federal partners to determine when and where Reyna was killed,” said Renton Police Cmdr. Chandler Swain in a news release.<\/p>\n
After confirmation of Hernandez’s time and manner of death, detectives will determine the location of Hernandez’s homicide.<\/p>\n
“If it happened in the U.S., authorities would seek to extradite the suspect to face charges in that jurisdiction,” according to the news release.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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