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The Director General of the Judicial Investigation Police (OIJ), Walter Espinoza, said Tuesday that “all data that we have compiled” indicates the
body they found is that of Carla Stefaniak, a tourist who had been
visiting Costa Rica from the United States.

Espinoza said the organization has sent fingerprint samples to the FBI for absolute confirmation of the body’s identity.

OIJ found the body Monday afternoon near the Airbnb property where
Stefaniak had been staying when she went missing Nov. 27 in San Antonio of Escazú, San José.

An autopsy revealed Stefaniak had died of stab wounds to the neck and extremities, in addition to a strong blow to the head.

One of the security guards working at the property has been detained as a suspect, Espinoza said. The suspect, who has a surname Espinoza Martinez,
is a 32-year-old Nicaraguan immigrant who has been in Costa Rica since
June. He had an “irregular” immigration record, according to the OIJ
Director, who cited immigration reports they had received.

OIJ said the investigation remains ongoing.

“This is a complex case, and it’s a difficult case,” Espinoza said. “The resolution of this case is very important for the country, for the
victim’s family, and for society as a whole.”

According to Stefaniak’s friends, she had messaged Tuesday evening that it
was raining heavily and that the power had gone out. “It’s pretty sketchy here,” Stefaniak reportedly sent, before all communication ceased.

Stefaniak missed her flight out of the country the next day, prompting
alarm from friends and family who flew to Costa Rica to assist with the
search. In addition to the OIJ, the U.S. Embassy and FBI were also
alerted.

Less than a month ago, police in San Antonio of Escazú found the
dismembered body of 28-year-old local Stephannye Paola Castro Mora. The
OIJ has not named a suspect in the Costa Rican’s death.

Stefaniak’s disappearance also comes weeks after Costa Rica’s Tourism
Board launched a campaign for tourist safety.

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John Shortridge
Strange how it seems the suspect is always from Nicaragua.......? May God
Bless her and her family.
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The Costa Rica Post
Strange and not true
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Quin Carttar
This xenophobic comment is unwarranted and unnecessary.
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Vicki Skinner
SOOOOO true!! Yet rarely do you hear the media mention when Tico's commit crimes though they do very much so also.
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KC James
Stories like this piss me off......three tourist in one year? CR is
building a reputation for sure.
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Jeffrey Whitlow
I'm coming back to take care of this once and for all. Or die trying. The leadership in CR has failed, so it's time for the Doctor to take care of
the job.
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Michael Swift
Immigration from violent countries brings violence. Simple as that.
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Jeffrey Whitlow
Moron. There would be no migration if your rapacious ancestors had not
come over here and screwed everything up. Go back to Europe and take every stinking white person you know with you...
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Alfredo Calvo
It had to be another motherf...r nica filling of shit Costa Rica!!

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