A tip along with the perseverance of the mother of a woman killed in San Diego in 2016 led to the arrest of her boyfriend, a U.S. Marine veteran who fled to El Salvador and was teaching English there.
to a murder charge in San Diego Superior Court. He is accused of strangling his girlfriend, Krystal Mitchell, 30, a mother of two.
On June 10, 2016, a friend found Mitchell not breathing and paramedics pronounced her dead. Homicide detectives found signs of a struggle. Wentzel started a website dedicated to finding McLeod, posted wanted fliers on social media channels in Mexico and Central America and had reached out to hostels and newspapers in those regions. Wentzel diligently pursued information about McLeod's whereabouts.According to court documents, the night before Mitchell's death, the couple went to a bar where a person saw McLeod slap Mitchell in the face.
"If nothing else, this case represents what it means when the public responds and they tell law enforcement what they've seen in order to bring justice to grieving families," said San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan at a news conference held after the Friday morning arraignment.
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