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2002 murder suspect arrested by Salinas police

2002 murder suspect arrested by Salinas police
AVOID USING MAJOR APPLIANCES AND UNECESSARY LIGHTS RIGHT NOW. ### ON T CHERIME WATCH. A SALINAS M AN WANTED FOR A MURDER ARNELY 20 YEARS AGO.. WAS FOUND HIDING IN MEXICO 46 YEAR OLD JUAN NUNEZ IS ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS GIRLFRIEND.. LORETTA PALU-SZYNSKI BACK IN 2002.. POLICE SAY HE FLED TO MEXICO SHORTLY AFTER THE MURDER.. INVESTIGATORS SAY A TIP LEAD TO HIS WHEREABOUTS IN MEXIC
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2002 murder suspect arrested by Salinas police
After nearly 20 years, a man has been arrested in connection with the 2002 murder of Loretta Paluszynski. Paluszynski was found on Aug. 8 after police conducted a welfare check on her home. She had been stabbed multiple times, investigators reported. Paluszynski’s ex-boyfriend, Juan Gabriel Nunez, was missing and quickly became a person of interest due to a history of domestic violence, police said. In 2002, detectives found Nunez's vehicle in southern California and it was believed he had moved to Mexico. In April of this year, Nunez was arrested in Mexico by Mexican Authorities. Following an extradition request, Nunez was extradited to the US on Sept. 8, 2021, and lodged into the Monterey County Jail.

After nearly 20 years, a man has been arrested in connection with the 2002 murder of Loretta Paluszynski.

Paluszynski was found on Aug. 8 after police conducted a welfare check on her home. She had been stabbed multiple times, investigators reported.

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Paluszynski’s ex-boyfriend, Juan Gabriel Nunez, was missing and quickly became a person of interest due to a history of domestic violence, police said. In 2002, detectives found Nunez's vehicle in southern California and it was believed he had moved to Mexico.

In April of this year, Nunez was arrested in Mexico by Mexican Authorities. Following an extradition request, Nunez was extradited to the US on Sept. 8, 2021, and lodged into the Monterey County Jail.