Friday, June 14th:
*Plea Hearing (@ 8am ET) – TX –
Marisela Botello-Valadez (23) (Missing Oct. 5, 2020 while visiting ex in Dallas from Seattle, found deceased on Mar. 24, 2021 in a wooded area near E. Belt Line Rd & Post Oak Rd in Wilmer, TX) -
*Nina Tamar Marano (49/now 52) (aka Nina Tamara Oliver & Nina Beltran) arrested (in Miami, FL on 3/25/21),
charged (3/25/21) & indicted (6/14/21) with murder (
dismissed on 12/8/23) & tampering with physical evidence. $500K bond. (Was in Miami-Dade County jail-Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center & transferred to Dallas County jail on 4/9/21). Bonded out (4/29/21) & must wear ankle monitor. On 12/27/21 bond held insufficient & bond not allowed. Warrant out for arrest; cut off ankle bracelet & has fled. Extradited back to Texas on 5/24/22. Bond set at $4M.
Trial was set to begin on 1/23/23 was tentatively scheduled on 3/27/23. And was severed from Dykes.
Judge Nancy Mulder presiding. DA Robin R. Pittman. Defense attorney Valerie D. Baston, retained.
Trial set to begin on 6/24/24.
Case & Court info from 3/24/21 to 1/25/24 reference post #759 here:
[URL='https://www.websleuths.com/fo...seattle-5-oct-2020-arrest.547153/page-38[/url]
2/20/24 Update: Other hearing held. Comment TBJ on F2375475 (murder charge). Next pretrial hearing on 3/21/24 @ 9:30am re change of venue motion.
3/21/24 Update Next plea hearing on 6/14/24 8am.
ALSO:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 8am ET) – TX –
Marisela Botello-Valadez (23) (Missing Oct. 5, 2020 while visiting ex in Dallas from Seattle, found deceased on Mar. 24, 2021 in a wooded area near E. Belt Line Rd & Post Oak Rd in Wilmer, TX, 15 miles south of Dallas) -
*Charles Anthony Beltrán (31/now 35) arrest warrant out (3/25/21) for capital murder. Arrested (in West Jordan, UT on 4/1/21) & extradited (4/22/21 to Dallas County), charged (4/22/21) & indicted (6/14/21) with capital murder.
Dismissed 12/8/23.
Charged with 2 counts of tampering/fabricating with physical evidence w/intent to impair. $200K bond.
Trial was set to begin on 4/15/24 continued with no further dates.
Judge Nancy Mulder presiding. DA Robin R. Pittman. Defense attorney: Kenneth Weatherspoon & Myra L. McIntosh, court appointed.
Case & Court info from 4/2/21 to 12/8/23 reference post #743 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...from-seattle-5-oct-2020-arrest.547153/page-38
1/26/24 Update: Announcement hearing on 2/7/24 @ 9am. Next announcement hearing on 3/14/24 @ 8am & 9am. 3/14/24 Update: Announcement hearing was reset on 4/30/24 @ 9am.
4/30/24 Update: Beltrán has plead guilty to tampering/fabricating with physical evidence & sentencing hearing on 6/14/24 @ 8am.
*Lisa Jo Ahmed Dykes (57/now 61) – Found guilty of all charges-sentenced (12/13/23) to life in prison for murder & additional 20 years for tampering, plus $10K fine for each charge.