New York City police are searching for a man they believe beat a woman to death with an iron in a Manhattan hotel room. Police said the suspect was captured on surveillance footage running from the crime scene covered in blood, wearing leggings that the alleged victim had previously worn.
The murdered mother’s family contacted staff at the Soho 54 Hotel to conduct a medical examination. On February 7, a hotel employee knocked on the door, which had a “Do Not Disturb” sign on it. When the worker entered the room, she saw a woman lying on the floor.
NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenney Said“He saw the victim lying on the floor.” [covered by] blanket. [He] Without thinking, I went back downstairs, thinking the woman was sleeping on the floor. ”
However, around 10:30 a.m. on February 8, the horribly injured body of 38-year-old Dennis Oleas-Aranchibia was discovered in his hotel room by his housekeeper.
A bloody iron was found near the body. Kenney said “there was a piece of plastic embedded in my head” from the iron, and Oleas Aranchibia, from Queens, also suffered bruises all over her body.
An autopsy determined that Oleas-Aranchibia died of strangulation and blunt force trauma.
Her death was ruled a homicide.
Police also found bloodstained men’s pants in the hotel room.
Surveillance camera footage showed the suspect exiting the hotel wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, a tan jacket and light-colored leggings.
Investigators believe the leggings the man was seen wearing belonged to Oleas Aranchibia.
“There is footage of the woman arriving at the scene wearing different leggings, and then there is footage of the man leaving the hotel wearing the same leggings,” Kenney said.
Police were able to track the suspect’s movements through the victim’s MetroCard and credit card transactions.
WNBC “Ms. Oreas-Aranchibia lived in Queens and regularly stayed at hotels. She is believed to have been a bodyguard. Her son told investigators that he had met an unknown man in Manhattan. He stated that he was working under.”
Oleas Aranchibia reportedly immigrated to the United States from Ecuador in search of a “better life.”
Edwin Ceballos, Oleas Aranchibia’s 18-year-old son, said: new york daily news“She gave us the life we always wanted. She always worked for us to give us the best life in this country. . She always had money to pay for everything in the house. She never owed money to anyone.”
Investigation is ongoing.
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