Suspect arrested a year after a dancer was kidnapped from her apartment, tortured and left to die in burned car
The IndependentThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Sencere Hayes, 22, was taken into custody on November 11 in Tennessee, over 18 months on from 22-year-old Mercedes Vega’s brutal killing, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement obtained by Fox10. In the early hours of April 17 2023, Vega’s body was found on the backseat of a Chevy Malibu on Interstate 10 in Tonopah, approximately 53 miles west of Phoenix. The night before her body was found, Vega – who was the victim of an armed robbery in Phoenix years earlier – had been out with friends near Mill Avenue in Tempe, Fox10 reported. open image in gallery Mercedes Vega’s burned body was found in a Chevy Malibu on Interstate 10 in Tonopah, near Phoenix, in April 2023 Vega’s family believe she was attacked there, with blood found inside the garage.
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