GUILTY NY - Valerie Reyes, 24, found deceased, New Rochelle, 29 Jan 2019 *Arrest*

[Emilyf886]

Am I allowed to post the warrant? It’s a google docs......

 

[Emilyf886]

a2a55914-00d2-47b2-8114-271353843919.pdf

FULL COMPLAINT

 

[whiterhino]

What a heartbreaking story. Valerie seemed like a truly beautiful person who touched a lot of peoples' lives. It's a good thing this ended today. Thankfully this is in custody.

I feel badly for suspecting her other ex bf. Looking back, what I thought was him enmeshing himself was actually a genuine attempt to help.

@FactFinder3000 I believe there were 2 ATM transactions. One was recorded on surveillance and showed VR at the ATM. Then I believe there was a second transaction with no surveillance to confirm who accessed the account. This second transaction was apparently made by JdS.

Now I'm wondering, when VRs' mother asked if she was afraid of the boyfriend, was her mother referring to this guy?? Why couldn't VR tell her mother that night on the phone? Was this piece of trash there with VR coaching her on what to say?

Sounds like JdS forced himself into VRs' life, maybe into her home? Abducted her and forced her to make the first ATM transaction? Then something happened back at her home and he killed her?

If someone falls and hits their head in front of you, you don't put them in a suitcase and dump them in a field. This was femicide, not an accident.

 

[FactFinder3000]

Quotes from the mother suggests she knew both men. If the more recent boyfriend thought he was no where near New York possibly because he overstayed his visa, and they assumed he had returned to Venezuela. He might have gone to VR's residence to ask if she could habor him and she declined to do so? Also the reason perhaps she didnt want to tell her mother as she didnt want to disclose that he was still in the country?

That's certainly possible. But it's also possible she didn't want her Mom to know she was dating two guys at the same time.

Either way, that was one of the strange things about this case: why tell your Mom you fear for your life but not say precisely why? She knew this guy was a threat but chose not to disclose. Fatal consequences. Absolutely not blaming the victim here, but trying to understand her motives.

 

[Chris Maze]

That's certainly possible. But it's also possible she didn't want her Mom to know she was dating two guys at the same time.

Either way, that was one of the strange things about this case: why tell your Mom you fear for your life but not say precisely why? She knew this guy was a threat but chose not to disclose. Fatal consequences. Absolutely not blaming the victim here, but trying to understand her motives.

Definitely sad she didn't tell anyone. And yes you are right it is possible as the mother knew him previously that she wouldn't approve. It seems he came over the night of the 28th after the conversation with her mother as the Warrant above reads, and was so concerned with him coming over, was afraid for her safety around him, yet did not know how to handle the situation.

 

[cybervampira]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...63619f12cb4_story.html?utm_term=.39128ebf0e44

Javier Enrique Da Silva Rojas, 24, of Queens, New York, was detained in the death of 24-year-old Valerie Reyes after he appeared in federal court in White Plains, New York.

Da Silva Rojas was charged with kidnapping resulting in death, which carries a potential penalty of death or life in prison. Prosecutors have not yet indicated if they will seek death if he is convicted.

William F. Sweeney Jr., head of the FBI’s New York office, said federal authorities teamed with police in Greenwich and New Rochelle to “swiftly identify Javier Da Silva, an alleged murderer, and place him behind bars.”

 

[Trocroc9]

Question for medical professionals: Agent described mottling of skin near hands and feet and early signs of decomposition. Does this mottling happen before during or after death ? Just wondering if there was the possibility she was alive when placed in the suitcase.

 

[Emilyf886]

Question for medical professionals: Agent described mottling of skin near hands and feet and early signs of decomposition. Does this mottling happen before during or after death ? Just wondering if there was the possibility she was alive when placed in the suitcase.

Mottling is blotchy, red-purplish marbling of the skin. It begins when your body can no longer pump blood effectively. It can start while someone is dying. In elderly patients who die of natural causes, it can start during the final week of life. Starts in the feet and travels up the legs.

 

[dkryder]

it occurs to me that since this seems to be a kidnapping resulting in death case that LE might be saying she was still alive when put in suitcase. i say this because i'm not aware of kidnapping being used in the case of a dead person being moved from one location to another. but, it could just be wording a case to fit a possible charge. MOO.

 

[Deleted member 158085]

it occurs to me that since this seems to be a kidnapping resulting in death case that LE might be saying she was still alive when put in suitcase. i say this because i'm not aware of kidnapping being used in the case of a dead person being moved from one location to another. but, it could just be wording a case to fit a possible charge. MOO.

Oh, God.

 

[jessr927]

I think it is being used to refer to him holding her against her will inside her apartment. I believe NY law says if you hold a person against their will longer than a certain amount of hours, it becomes a kidnapping charge.

it occurs to me that since this seems to be a kidnapping resulting in death case that LE might be saying she was still alive when put in suitcase. i say this because i'm not aware of kidnapping being used in the case of a dead person being moved from one location to another. but, it could just be wording a case to fit a possible charge. MOO.

 

[dkryder]

I think it is being used to refer to him holding her against her will inside her apartment. I believe NY law says if you hold a person against their will longer than a certain amount of hours, it becomes a kidnapping charge.

perhaps. but that kind of timeline has not been laid out, yet. what the document states is, according to him, he came over they had sex and she fell after which he bound her and put her in suitcase and moved her. it stated nothing about her being captive for a certain period of time which i'd guess they would want to establish upfront if using your theory. but yeah, a whole lot yet needs to be explained either way. MOO.

 

[Trocroc9]

it occurs to me that since this seems to be a kidnapping resulting in death case that LE might be saying she was still alive when put in suitcase. i say this because i'm not aware of kidnapping being used in the case of a dead person being moved from one location to another. but, it could just be wording a case to fit a possible charge. MOO.

I agree with your post and was also questioning earlier the agent stating the mottling on hands and feet and signs of early decomposiition. I’m thinking she may have been alive when moved in suitcase therefore the kidnapping charge.

 

[cybervampira]

Complaint: Valerie Reyes hit her head, was put in suitcase

[...]

The suspect told investigators that he and Reyes were having sex at her New Rochelle, New York, apartment on January 29 when "at some point she fell to the floor and hit her head," prosecutors said in a federal complaint Tuesday.

Da Silva then said he put packing tape over Reyes' mouth, bound her legs and hands and put her in a suitcase that he later put in her car, the complaint said.

He drove away and drove for some time, the complaint said, until he left the suitcase in a forest.

Reyes was found barefoot, her shirt was unbuttoned and her hands were bound behind her back with a white string and packing tape, the complaint said.

Authorities declined to discuss the relationship between Reyes and Da Silva. Her family told police she had dated someone named "Javier" but they broke up about a year ago, the document states.

When police searched Reyes' home, prosecutors said, they found a drawing that matches the profile picture of one of Da Silva's social media accounts.

[...]

Prosecutors said Reyes' debit card was used on the same day she went missing to withdraw about $1,000 from a bank in New Rochelle.

Surveillance video showed a man wearing a black hooded sweatshirt over his head around the time of the withdrawal. The man arrived in a Honda vehicle and parked across the street from the bank before he walked into the bank, the complaint said.

Authorities were able to trace down the vehicle to a rental car company in Flushing, New York. The company noted that someone had rented the vehicle from January 28 to 29 but that Da Silva was an authorized driver, the complaint said.

[...]

 

[IzzyBlanche]

That's certainly possible. But it's also possible she didn't want her Mom to know she was dating two guys at the same time.

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But she wasn't dating two guys at the same time. Page 5, Item 15 of the complaint says she broke up with da Silva a year before.

 

[ctmom]

I agree with your post and was also questioning earlier the agent stating the mottling on hands and feet and signs of early decomposiition. I’m thinking she may have been alive when moved in suitcase therefore the kidnapping charge.

I think you're right regrading the kidnapping charge. That was during the polar vortex. One can only pray she was not conscious or came to after she was put in that suitcase.

 

[IzzyBlanche]

OK so what happened to the report of Valerie being identified as the one using the debit card based on security footage?

The complaint speaks only of JDS being identified as the one on the security footage.

I am so glad an arrest was made this quickly, but I am still very confused.

 

[MimosaMornings]

This guy came out of left field...I would think his name would have come up earlier. Especially with his prior behavior. Wonder if he still had a key.

 

[Chris Maze]

OK so what happened to the report of Valerie being identified as the one using the debit card based on security footage?

The complaint speaks only of JDS being identified as the one on the security footage.

I am so glad an arrest was made this quickly, but I am still very confused.

I think the initial report was from the family PI on 31/01/2019, it didn't come from Law Enforcement.

The first use of the card was 5am on 29/01/2019 in New Rochelle [stated in the Warrant], the second time 2am 30/01/2019 in Lower Manhatten.

JDS could have had an accomplish who looked like VR use the card the second time. One possibility

 

[Vanillacone]

Sources: Man Confesses To Killing Westchester County Woman Found Inside Suitcase In Conn.

From the article mentioned earlier:

Her mother said Reyes took pity on da Silva when he claimed his mother in Venezuela was dying of cancer...“She said, ‘Mami, his mother has cancer and I just want to be there for him a little more.

Ugh. He totally took advantage of the way she was-nice and kind-hearted. What a manipulator.

I wonder if he was the one putting the worry of all the girls being murdered (as per her phonecall with her mom) in her head and how he was doing that if he was. Threats? Knowledge of who he was and what sort of people he was involved with? Or just contacting her to make her feel like she needed someone to “protect” her. I also wonder if he used some sort of ruse to get her to meet him because he just “really needed someone right now”.

There is a lot we don’t know, just speculating and giving my opinion (and now rambling). We don’t even know if she let him in willingly and then was held against her will (kidnapping in NY can include not being allowed to leave and being confined to a controlled space. So, by definition, she could be kidnapped at and in her own apartment). But there is nothing in the msm about signs of a break in or anything. I just hate him. She seemed so nice.

NY kidnapping definition New York Consolidated Laws, Penal Law - PEN § 135.25 | FindLaw