The U.S. Marshals Service is on the hunt Wednesday for a “lifelong criminal” accused of killing his ex-girlfriend after which burying her in a shallow grave in Philadelphia.
A complete of $25,000 in rewards is being provided for data resulting in the arrest of Geovanni Otero, 29, after the physique of Melody Rivera was found in Philadelphia’s Fox Chase neighborhood final month. Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal Robert Clark informed Fox Information Digital on Wednesday that Rivera’s loss of life was dominated a murder by violence.
“Our fugitive task force was built exactly to find people like Geovanni Otero. Somebody with a significant criminal history. He’s been a lifelong criminal since the age of 12 years old,” Clark mentioned.
“My best advice to him would be turn himself in, otherwise eventually he is going to come face to face with members of the Marshals task force wherever he is,” Clark added. “He is a dangerous individual and needs to be removed from society.”
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Geovanni Otera, left, and Melody Rivera, his ex-girlfriend that he’s accused of killing. (U.S. Marshals Service/Martha Lee Fred/Fox29 Philadelphia)
The motive for the killing is unclear, however police say Otero had a dispute with Rivera earlier than the 29-year-old vanished on Oct. 31, in response to WPVI.
The station, citing data and police, reported that Otero was not too long ago launched from state jail for a firearms offense and stopped speaking along with his parole officer following Rivera’s loss of life.
The Philadelphia Police Division didn’t instantly reply Wednesday to a request for remark by Fox Information Digital.
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The U.S. Marshals Service launched photos of tattoos discovered on Otera’s arms. (U.S. Marshals Service)
Rivera’s household informed Fox29 Philadelphia that she leaves behind an 11-year-old daughter and described her as humorous, loving and type.
“We went every single day, hours, hours at a time looking for my sister,” member of the family Martha Lee Fred mentioned to the station. “She didn’t deserve to be buried in a park. She didn’t deserve that.”
The U.S. Marshals Service says Otero goes by the alias “Gozer” and describes him as being 5 ft 10 inches tall and weighing 175 kilos.
“He has black hair, brown eyes, and tattoos covering the top of both hands and a tattoo of a dagger behind his left ear,” it added. “His last known address was in the 5800 block of N. Park Avenue in Philadelphia.”
Melody Rivera, whose physique was present in Philadelphia on Nov. 7, leaves behind an 11-year-old daughter, her household tells Fox29 Philadelphia. (Martha Lee Fred/Fox29 Philadelphia)
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“The U.S. Marshals Service Violent Crimes Fugitive Task Force is the lead investigative agency tasked with apprehending Otero for the murder and state parole warrants,” the Marshals Service additionally mentioned.
