THE COLONY, TX. (THECOUNT) — 19-year-old Edwardo Arevalo has been arrested after admitting to fatally strangling his pregnant sister, Viridiana Arevalo, and leaving her body in an alleyway in The Colony, Texas officials said Monday.
The body of Viridiana Arevalo, who was 8 months pregnant, was found Sunday morning in the 5200 block of Strickland Avenue. She was reported missing last Tuesday evening.
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Police said Edwardo Arevalo admitted to killing his sister the day before she was reported missing and tried to stage her death as a suicide by writing a fake note. He told police he did it because he thought she was an “embarrassment” to the family, reports DFWCBS.
According to police, Edwardo Arevalo said he buried her body an hour away from the city but then moved and dumped her in the alleyway so that their parents would know she had been found.
Her brother has been charged with capital murder.
Police confirmed that Viridiana Arevalo was eight months pregnant at the time of her death.
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Geo quick facts: The Colony is a city in Denton County, Texas, United States, and a suburb of Dallas. The population was 43,402 at the 2018 census – Wikipedia.