Jury deliberates fate of businessman accused of Miami murder-for-hire plot involving MMA fighters, gang member
After having to stare at gruesome photos for hours, the jury started to deliberate Wednesday afternoon on the fate of Manuel Marin, a Cuban-American businessman accused of a murder-for-hire plot targeting Camilo Salazar, a romantic rival.
Evidence shows former Presidente Supermarkets partner was near crime scene, detective says
Manuel Marin’s cell phone was near the area where Camilo Salazar turned up dead, a detective said on Monday in Miami-Dade County court, as the Cuban-American businessman stands trial over an alleged murder-for-hire plot in 2011.
Ex-MMA fighter, associate receive max sentences for roles in murder-for-hire plot
His accomplice, Alexis Vila Perdomo, 48, a former professional MMA fighter and Olympic medalist, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for conspiracy to commit kidnapping and/or murder. According to investigators, Vila Perdomo and Isaac were two-of-three men hired by Manuel Marin to kill Salazar, who was having an affair with his wife Jenny Marin. A third man, Ariel Gandulla, a former MMA training partner of Vila Perdomo, faced similar charges as Isaac and Vila Perdomo. State prosecutors reduced his sentence to 36 months after he agreed to testify against Vila Perdomo and Isaac. Vila Perdomo was in Las Vegas, cellphone records indicated, though call records revealed several calls to him, and between all four suspects throughout the day.
Guilty verdict handed down in Miami murder-for-hire plot
Alexis Vila Perdomo and Roberto Isaac were on trial for the kidnapping and murder of Camilo Salazar on June 1, 2011. Isaac was found guilty of second-degree murder, as well as conspiracy to commit kidnapping. Salazar's body was found dumped near the Everglades on June 2, 2011, a day after he was reported missing by his wife. Miami-Dade police officers discovered Salazar's body badly beaten, his hands bound behind his back and his pelvic area burned. Earlier in the day, a cellphone expert placed Isaac and Marin together near the location of Salazar's dumped body.
Deliberations begin in Miami murder-for-hire trial
Alexis Vila Perdomo and Roberto Isaac are on trial for the kidnapping and murder of Camilo Salazar on June 1, 2011. Salazar's body was found dumped near the Everglades on June 2, 2011, a day after he was reported missing by his wife. Miami-Dade police officers discovered Salazar's body badly beaten, his hands bound behind his back and his pelvic area burned. Earlier in the day, a cellphone expert placed Isaac and Marin together near the location of Salazar's dumped body. Vila Perdomo faces charges for conspiracy to commit murder, while Isaac faces murder charges.
Cellphone expert traces revenge murder suspects' every step
Salazar was the victim of a murder-for-hire plot devised by Presidente Supermarket owner Manuel Marin, after Marin learned of Salazars affair with his then-wife, Jenny Marin, investigators said. Vila Perdomo and Isaac are facing second-degree murder charges for the kidnapping and murder of Salazar. On Wednesday, Vila Perdomo and Isaac looked on as an independent cellphone geolocation expert shared location information from the day of Salazars disappearance and murder from 2011. Authorities discovered Salazars body at 6:30 p.m.By 6:38 p.m., Marins vehicle was 13 miles south at the Bird Road exit off the Florida Turnpike. Vila Perdomo was in Las Vegas, cellphone records indicated, though call records revealed several calls to him, and between all four suspects throughout the day.
New details about Camilo Salazar's burned, mutilated body shared by investigators
MIAMI - Camilo Salazar's affair with Jenny Marin ultimately led to his death in June 2011, investigators say. After Manuel Marin found out about his wifes affair, he hired three men to assist in the kidnapping and killing of Salazar, prosecutors say. Two of those men, Alexis Vila Perdomo and Roberto Isaac, are on trial facing second-degree murder charges. On Thursday, a retired Miami-Dade police detective showed cellphone location data that placed Isaac at the scene where Salazars body was found in a rural part of the Everglades. On Friday, another retired Miami-Dade homicide detective, Thomas Romani, gave additional details to the state of Salazars dumped body.
Cellphone records show alleged killer near dumped body
MIAMI - Cellphone records indicate at least one defendant allegedly hired by Presidente Supermarket co-founder Manuel Marin was at the scene where Camilo Salazar's body was found. The same cellphone records show Isaac at the scene of where Salazar's body was eventually found, the detective said. In 2011, Marin hired three men to kidnap, torture and kill Salazar for having an affair with his wife, state prosecutors say. Vila Perdomo told investigators he was in Las Vegs during the time of the murder and faces conspiracy to commit murder. Isaac, however, faces a second-degree murder charge.
Cellphone records show hired killers near dumped body
MIAMI, Fla. - Cellphone records indicate at least one defendant allegedly hired by Presidente Supermarket co-founder Manuel Marin was at the scene where Camilo Salazar's body was found. On Thursday a retired Miami-Dade homicide detective walked through a timeline of events that placed two of the three men hired by Marin, Roberto Isaac and Ariel Gandulla, with Salazar. In 2011, Marin hired three men to kidnap, torture and kill Salazar for having an affair with his wife, state prosecutors say. With Marin yet to face trial, Isaac and Alexis Vila Perdomo face second-degree murder charges for carrying out the kidnap and murder at Marin's request. A state medical examiner is expected to testify on Thursday afternoon or Friday morning.
Wife of Presidente Supermarket co-founder describes affair
MIAMI - The wife of Presidente Supermarket co-founder Manuel Marin told jurors Wednesday morning about the day her husband learned about her affair with Camilo Salazar. The relationship, according to state prosecutors, was the reason Manuel Marin devised a murder-for-hire plot that ultimately killed Salazar. Jenny Marin described in detail a confrontation with her husband at a Presidente Supermarket after he learned about the affair. Manuel Marin has yet to stand trial. On Tuesday, Salazars wife took the stand and, while her late husbands accused killers sat across the courtroom, described the last day's of her husband's life.
Emotional testimony in case murder-for-hire case involving supermarket chain co-founder
The wife of Presidente Supermarket co-founder Manuel Marin told jurors Wednesday morning about the day her husband learned about her affair with Camilo Salazar. Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.
Widow of victim in murder-for-hire plot testifies in court
MIAMI - The wife of Camilo Salazar, whose body was found bound, beaten and burned in a gruesome murder-for-hire plot, testified in court Tuesday morning. Marin, prosecutors said, learned his wife was having an affair with Salazar and hired Isaac, Vila Perdomo and a third person, Ariel Gandulla, to kill him. Gandulla is listed as the state prosecutors' key witness. Prosecutors dropped conspiracy to commit murder and murder charges after Gandulla agreed to testify against Isaac, Vila Perdomo and Marin. On Wednesday, the wife of Marin, the woman Salazar allegedly had the affair with, is scheduled to testify.
Trial begins for 2 men charged in kidnapping, murder scheme
MIAMI - A trial is underway for two men charged in a gruesome and tragic slaying. Prosecutors allege the defendants helped a former supermarket chain owner pull off the kidnapping, torture and death of his wife's lover. Now a jury will decide the fate of Roberto Isaac and Alexis Vila Perdomo, charged in the death of Camilo Salazar in 2011. "Not one piece of evidence leads to Mr. Isaac," defense attorney Michael Walsh said. "My client, Alexis Vila Perdomo, is a perfect example of somebody getting sucked into something that he had nothing to do," added defense attorney Ted Mastos.
Ex MMA-fighter takes kidnapping plea in murder plot
MIAMI - A former mixed-martial arts fighter pleaded guilty Friday to kidnapping in a murder plot he was allegedly involved with along with three others, including a part-owner of Presidente Supermarkets. Prosecutors dropped murder and conspiracy to commit charges against Ariel Gandulla after he agreed to testify against the other men involved in the plot. Authorities said that Alexi Vila Perdomo plotted the June 1, 2011, murder of 43-year-old Camilo Salazar with Manuel Marin, a part owner of several Presidente Supermarkets. Authorities said Vila Perdomo plotted Salazar's murder with Marin because Salazar was having allegedly having an affair with Marin's wife. Vila Perdomo is Gandulla's former training partner.