Slain mom reportedly made cross sign before entering home

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A mom of two who was slain in Massachusetts made the “sign of the cross” before entering a home and not coming out, according to court details.

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Authorities are investigating the killing of the woman, Carol Flaz-Burgos, 37, who is seen in video surveillance entering her alleged killer’s home, never to be seen alive again.

Flaz-Burgos was found dead in Haverhill, Mass., on Sept. 3, days after she disappeared from near her home in nearby Lawrence, authorities said.

Her neighbour, Cristian Montero, 35, was arrested in connection with her death and initially charged with witness intimidation, Essex County district attorney Paul F. Tucker said in a Sept. 4 news release.

Last Tuesday, the D.A.’s office told People that Montero is now set to be arraigned on a murder charge.

Flaz-Burgos was reported missing on Aug. 31, authorities said. Her nine-year-old daughter called the victim’s mom and said she was scared because she hadn’t seen her mom in the house, Linette Perez of Lawrence PD told CBS News.

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Assistant district attorney Jessica Fleet said in court that surveillance footage shows Flaz-Burgos going into Montero’s home that morning and making the “sign of the cross” before entering, Boston 25 News, CBS News and WHDH reported, per People.

Authorities said the woman was never seen leaving his apartment.

Montero was then reportedly seen leaving the apartment with a cart that appeared to be filled with clothes, authorities said.

Flaz-Burgos’ cellphone data showed the device was moving away from that location at the same time Montero was allegedly seen leaving the home, Fleet said.

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Her phone was seen moving toward Haverhill, where her body was later found, Fleet said, per NECN, Boston 25 News and the Boston Globe.

Montero allegedly told investigators that he was in Lawrence during the time of the woman’s disappearance; however, his cellphone records allegedly indicate he was in Haverhill, per prosecutors.

Flaz-Burgos was recently remembered at a vigil, where well-wishers sang in her honour and placed flowers while also holding placards demanding justice for her.

Montero has pleaded not guilty to the initial charge, per court records cited by the Boston Globe, NECN, Boston 25 News.

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