Officials say an inmate apparently killed his ex-wife and buried her beneath his cell in Bolivia’s largest prison — with nobody taking notice for nearly a year.
Chief prosecutor Gomer Padilla tells The Associated Press that the body was found after a fellow inmate confessed to helping bury Kenia Hidalgo Cespedes. The prosecutor says Marco Antonio Ramirez apparently failed to pay the conspirator an agreed-on $278 to keep silent.
Padilla says all evidence points to the body being that of Hidalgo, though it hasn’t been formally confirmed.
Ramirez is imprisoned for killing another former girlfriend. His ex-wife apparently visited to discuss the sale of a jointly owned apartment.
Padilla says investigators are probing the responsibility of personnel at the Palmasola prison, which Pope Francis visited last year.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
It seems like someone would have noticed that a visitor checked into the prison and didn’t check out. I find it hard to believe something like this could have happened without the guards noticing it.
I find it hard to believe that they can dig into the floors of their cells. Anybody hear of “concrete”?
If the guards get paid enough he could have killed 50 people and they would look the other way.
Folks, this is Bolivia, NOT the USA.
What kind of a check in/out system is not in place an supervision must b non existsnt
Banana Republic
Give a BANANA BETTER CREDIT. BOLIVIA IS JUST ANOTHER PIECE OF CRIMINAL SHIT.