Eliezer Marquez Navedo was convicted of the February 3, 2009, murder of Sara Kuszak of Savannah, Georgia, while she was vacationing in Puerto Rico.
He pleaded guilty last month to first-degree murder, kidnapping and two sexual assault charges and was sentenced to 105 years in prison on June 1, 2009.Boston Herald: Puerto Rico Man Gets 105 Years in Tourist Killing
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Kuszak was in Puerto Rico with her fiance and friends in February of 2009 and went out for a jog. Marquez reportedly kidnapped her during the jog and locked her in the trunk of his car. Kuszak was able to phone her fiance, Cheshire McIntosh, letting him know what had happened.
Kuszak's body was found in a field with her throat slashed less than an hour after the abduction. The 36-year-old Marquez was arrested by FBI agents after they traced Kuszak's cell phone signal to him. According to reports, Navedo confessed to killing Kuszak, who was five months pregnant when she was kidnapped while jogging in Ceiba, Puerto Rico.Savannah Morning News: Pregnant Savannah Woman Killed in Puerto Rico
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"He saw the woman and kidnapped her. He didn't take anything. He stole her life."—Lt. Angel Ocasio, Ceiba, Puerto Rico policeSavannah Morning News: Pregnant Savannah Woman Killed in Puerto Rico
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Eliezer Marquez Navedo was arrested on February 3, 2009
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Charged with the murder of 35-year-old Sara Kuszak
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Kuszak was vacationing in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, when she was abducted while jogging
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She reportedly used her cell phone to call for help from the trunk of a carSavannah Morning News: Pregnant Savannah Woman Killed in Puerto Rico
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Kuszak's body was later found in a field
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Authorities arrested Navedo after tracing Kuszak's cell phone signal to himSavannah Morning News: Pregnant Savannah Woman Killed in Puerto Rico
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