Messages Show What Came Before Beheading of Young Mother in Middle of the Street
Threats made on social media to expose secrets may have led to the brutal death of a young woman in the San Francisco Bay Area last week. In a horrific Thursday attack in broad daylight, a man beheaded Karina Castro…
Threats made on social media to expose secrets may have led to the brutal death of a young woman in the San Francisco Bay Area last week.
In a horrific Thursday attack in broad daylight, a man beheaded Karina Castro, 25, in the middle of the street in full view of several witnesses in the city of San Carlos, which is between San Francisco and San Jose.
Raphael Solano Landaeta, 33, has been arrested and booked into jail on suspicion of murdering Castro.
The victim and suspect are the parents of a 1-year-old daughter.
KGO-TV reported more than a dozen contentious Snapchat messages between the two the day before Castro’s grisly slaying.
In the messages obtained by the news organization, Castro threatens to tell the world about Landaeta’s rape conviction involving a minor, as well as a sexual relationship he had with another man.
He refers to Castro as “snitch lip” and offers up a chilling warning to her: “F*** around and find out.”
She retorts by saying, “U wanna put a target on my back, ur homies gunna kno the real u.”