Keylin Yolibeth Chavez-Dominguez.Photo: MONTGOMERY COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF POLICE
A Maryland man is charged with murder in connection with thedeath of his ex-girlfriend,who was last seen alive on Dec. 30, 2022, authorities said.
Nearly a month later, on Jan. 28, Keylin Yolibeth Chavez-Dominguez’s body was found in the Upper Paint Branch Stream Valley Park under the ICC overpass, according to a press release from the Montgomery County Police Department.
The 20-year-old Rockville woman’s cause and manner of death remain under investigation.
Francisco Ramon Lara Garcia, 30, of Rockville, was later identified as a suspect and is now charged with first-degree murder, authorities said. He is the ex-boyfriend of Chavez-Dominguez, with whom he was also living at the time of her disappearance.
Francisco Ramon Lara Garcia.MONTGOMERY COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF POLICE
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Lara Garcia is being held in St. Louis, Mo., where he is awaiting extradition back to Maryland.
It is not immediately clear if he has retained an attorney to speak on his behalf.
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source: people.com
