11-01-2019, 12:38 PM
Paula's former boyfriend, ^ 21-year-old Giovanni Ruiz, stands accused of her murder and is expected to face additional charges of sexual assault, kidnapping and robbery, prosecutors said Thursday.
Investigators believe that Paula was shot and raped elsewhere and then put in her car and relocated by Ruiz.
When they searched his home, they found a .380-caliber Smith & Wesson semi-automatic handgun, with two rounds gone, in a suitcase.
LE also has WalMart surveillance video of Ruiz, a graduate student, purchasing bleach, paper towels, and other clean-up supplies shortly after Paula was last seen alive.
A Death Penalty review is being undertaken.
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https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/cour...w-1882734/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...floor.html