PERPETRATOR DATA: 23 year old; had a criminal record; Columbia
VICTIM: 37 years old Sandra Johanna Alvarez Solano; homeless
METHOD OF LOCATING VICTIM:
SURVIVAL OF MOTHER: no
SURVIVAL OF FETUS: yes
DID PERPETRATOR HAVE CHILDREN: no
FAKED PREGNANCY: yes, told her partner and family that she was pregnant
MOTIVE: substantiate claims of pregnancy
EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE SOUGHT: yes
OUTCOME: arrested; confessed; no indication of trial noted in media
Sotelo wanted a baby to substantiate her lies so she befriended a pregnant homeless woman with the plan to steal her fetus. Sotelo paid two male accomplices, who tranquilized Alvarez Solano before killing her and extracting her fetus.
When Sotelo brought the newborn to the hospital, it became obvious that he had not recently given birth, and the police were called. Her story was full of inconsistencies, and CCTV footage showed her walking alongside two men, holding a baby.
The males that Sotelo paid have not yet been arrested.