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Maria Nevarez Tolentino UT 08-29-2010

Maria Monserrat Nevarez Tolentino, 36

UT, South Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co.

August 29, 2010

Residents of an apartment complex in South Salt Lake discovered the body of Maria near a parking stall just a few feet from her car.

According to witnesses, Maria stepped outside to meet a friend and was shot multiple times in the upper torso. She died in surgery later that evening.

Maria’s ex-boyfriend, Salvador Landin-Castanon, 29, was arrested without incident in a Salt Lake City residence around 1:00 a.m., about three hours after the initial call to police. He had apparently been waiting for Maria to leave a family gathering.

Landin-Castanon is being held in Salt Lake County Jail on charges of first-degree felony murder and two weapons violations. According to booking documents, he told another person that he had shot his girlfriend three times and hoped she died.

No previous criminal history was found in Utah court records for Landin Castanon.

On December 6, 2010, he pleaded guilty to first-degree felony murder and the two weapons charges were dismissed. Sentencing is set for January 24, 2011.

Sources:

UDVC.org - Utah Domestic Violence Coalition - Publications - 2010 DV Related Deaths

NoMoreSecrets.Utah.gov -Document Index - 2010 Domestic & Sexual Violence Report - 2010 DV Related Deaths

Chicago Tribune, August 30, 2010;

Deseret News, August 30, 2010;

Fox 13News, August 30, 2010;

KSL 5News, KUTV 2News, August 29, 2010;

Salt Lake Tribune, August 29, 2010 and September 1, 2010;

Salt Lake Tribune, published September 1, updated October 8, 2010,

Court records.

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