Martínez, who was a security guard for the resort, attempted to rape Stefaniak and stabbed her when she tried to fight back, prosecutors said. A judge in San José, Costa Rica, also ordered Martínez to pay $50,000 in damages to Stefaniak's family.Īuthorities say Martínez killed Stefaniak on Novemafter she returned alone to the apartment she rented through Airbnb in the San José neighborhood of San Antonio de Escazú. This is a developing news story and will be updated as more information becomes available.The security guard convicted in the murder of a South Florida woman while she was on vacation in Costa Rica was sentenced Monday to 16 years in prison.īismarck Espinosa Martínez was convicted in the November 2018 murder of 36-year-old Carla Stefaniak. Her father flew down to Costa Rica on Monday afternoon. Stefaniak's brother flew down to Costa Rica on Friday to search for his sister. WFTS spoke to Airbnb officials, who say they have reached out to Carla's family as well as the FBI, OIJ and the local embassy. The Airbnb listing for "Villa Buena Vista" has since been removed from Airbnb's website. She’s never been early for anything in her life she wouldn’t leave to go to the airport at 5:30 a.m.," Burton said. She wouldn’t do that, her flight was at 1:30 p.m. "The guards (at the apartment complex that housed the Airbnb) told us that she left at 5 in the morning with all of her bags and got into an Uber. Family members shared the image with WFTS, seen below. The final photograph Stefaniak sent family members was from inside the Airbnb. She continued with, "it's pretty sketchy here," according to Burton. The last time Burton spoke to Stefaniak, she told her that it was raining crazy and the power went out. She checked into her Airbnb, located at Calle Hoja Blanca in San Antonio de Escazú, for one night on November 27.Īccording to Burton, the last thing they knew about Stefaniak was that she was inside that Airbnb on the night of November 27. Stefaniak had plans to return to the United States on November 28, bound for Florida, but never arrived for her flight.
Stefaniak hasn't been seen or heard from since Tuesday, November 27. She traveled to Costa Rica with her sister-in-law, April Burton, on November 22 to celebrate her birthday. Burton flew back on November 27. The body cannot be positively identified by officials until an autopsy is performed. The blood has been sent to labs for testing. In a press conference on Monday, Espinoza said that biological fluids consistent with blood were discovered inside the Airbnb property. In Spanish, Walter Espinoza, the director general of the OIJ said, “the body was in a state of decomposition but the preliminary observation does verify the body is a woman.” At this time, authorities have not been able to confirm that the body is Stefaniak. OIJ agents had been searching the area with specialized dogs.
Authorities in Costa Rica say that a body has been found on the Airbnb property where missing Florida woman, 36-year-old Carla Stefaniak, was staying.Ĭosta Rica's Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) tells WFTS that the body was buried in a mountainous area located in the back of the property, less than 200 feet away from where Stefaniak had been staying.
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