Whitey Ford
02-19-2025, 01:18 AM
Man wanted in connection with girlfriend's death in Philadelphia found in New York after 3 months on the run (https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/geovanni-otero-philadelphia-new-york/)
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After three months of evading law enforcement, Geovanni Otero, a Philadelphia man wanted in connection with the death of his girlfriend Melody Rivera, was arrested by police in Greenburgh, New York, on Saturday.
Otero is facing charges in the murder of 29-year-old Melody Rivera, an ex-girlfriend whose body was found in a shallow grave in the 900 block of Tustin Avenue in Philadelphia's Fox Chase section on November 7, 2024.
She had been bludgeoned to death.
The two were last seen together on October 31, 2024, in the 900 block of Sanger Street.
Otero was charged with murdering 29-year-old Melody Rivera, whose body was found partially decomposed in the 900 block of Tustin Road in the city's Fox Chase neighborhood on Nov. 7, according to police.
In a news release detailing Otero's arrest, New York police said Rivera had been found bludgeoned to death in a shallow grave.
Philadelphia police issued a warrant for murder and other related charges for Otero's arrest on Nov. 27. Otero already previously had a warrant out for his arrest after violating his parole, police said.
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After three months of evading law enforcement, Geovanni Otero, a Philadelphia man wanted in connection with the death of his girlfriend Melody Rivera, was arrested by police in Greenburgh, New York, on Saturday.
Otero is facing charges in the murder of 29-year-old Melody Rivera, an ex-girlfriend whose body was found in a shallow grave in the 900 block of Tustin Avenue in Philadelphia's Fox Chase section on November 7, 2024.
She had been bludgeoned to death.
The two were last seen together on October 31, 2024, in the 900 block of Sanger Street.
Otero was charged with murdering 29-year-old Melody Rivera, whose body was found partially decomposed in the 900 block of Tustin Road in the city's Fox Chase neighborhood on Nov. 7, according to police.
In a news release detailing Otero's arrest, New York police said Rivera had been found bludgeoned to death in a shallow grave.
Philadelphia police issued a warrant for murder and other related charges for Otero's arrest on Nov. 27. Otero already previously had a warrant out for his arrest after violating his parole, police said.