A Colorado man, who thought he could get away with the murder of his girlfriend, will never walk free again.
An Adams County judge sentenced 37-year-old Adrian Carracedo-Vega for the stabbing death of 20-year-old girlfriend, Sachely Diaz. Following a six-day trial, Carracedo-Vega was found guilty and convicted by a jury of first-degree murder.
"This was a brutal killing, and the defendant has now been held accountable. Sachely Diaz was a young woman with her whole life ahead of her. Her tragic murder is a stark reminder of the devastating impact of domestic violence in this community. Today, her family hopefully gets some measure of peace, though the pain of their loss will never go away," said 17th District Attorney Brian Mason, according to CBS News.
On Dec. 30, 2023, Federal Heights Police responded to the 1700 Block of West 85th Avenue at Tuscan Heights Apartments after a witness found the victim crawling by the apartment dumpsters, soaked in blood and saying "I'm dying, I'm dying." Diaz was rushed to the hospital but later succumbed to her injuries.
An autopsy report showed the victim suffered two stab wounds to her torso in addition to ligature marks around her neck. According to the District Attorney’s Office, Diaz was reported missing by a friend earlier on the same day she was found, after she failed to return from her nail salon appointment. Later, a woman who claimed to be the mother of the defendant’s child told investigators she found the bloody clothes of Carracedo-Vega in her bedroom. Furthermore, the woman told investigators that her roommate’s car was missing after the defendant borrowed it and failed to return it.
The next day, the car was found in Denver with blood smears on the rear fender, strands of black hair pinched in a door handle, and a 27-inch blade with blood over it in the console. The DNA was a match for Diaz.
After the fatal incident, the defendant fled to Mexico, but four months later, he was arrested and extradited back to the U.S. to stand trial.
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