Edgar Patino

Edgar Patino, a soldier stationed at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, was arrested on July 29, 2008, and charged with the first-degree murder of Megan Touma.¹

Touma was found dead in a hotel bathroom on June 21, 2008. She was seven months pregnant at the time.²

Fast Facts

1. Age at arrest: 27 years old
2. Stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
3. Arrested on July 29, 2008
4. Charged with first-degree murder³
5. Held without bail³
6. First court appearance: 2:30 pm on July 30, 2008³

Megan Touma's Murder

The body of Megan Touma, a dental specialist with the U.S. Army, was found in the bathtub of a hotel room in Fayetteville, North Carolina, on June 22, 2008. On June 30, 2008, Fayetteville police ruled that Touma's death was a homicide and stated they were holding a "person of interest" in connection with the killing.⁴

On June 25, 2008, the Fayetteville Observer received an anonymous letter from a person claiming to be the killer. The letter was signed with a symbol similar to the signature used by the Zodiac Killer in the late 1960s.⁵ Police believe the letter to be an attempt to mislead investigators.⁶

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