There have been no arrests since a 28-year-old Cuban lady went lacking whereas on her each day stroll and was later discovered lifeless a month in the past.
Detectives say they’re nonetheless gathering and sifting via potential leads.
Mariadelis Labrador Siles was reported lacking on March 10 by her boyfriend “Julio” from his residence within the 10700 block of Tiger Horse Drive. He advised police that she left her telephone and belongings at residence and that he final noticed her at 9 a.m., probably strolling to Wildhorse Sports activities Park, a family-oriented HOA neighborhood facility a block away.
Her brother, Osmiel Labrador — who filmed his dad and mom pleading for assist discovering their then-missing daughter on March 12 — mentioned neighbors advised police they heard arguing coming from the house she lived at.
“I believe she wished to pack her issues and go away,” her brother mentioned. “They advised the Sheriff that, and so did [another friend].”
On March 12, a physique was present in a wooded space of her neighborhood close to Helotes Creek with stab wounds to the chest. Two days later, officers confirmed it was Labrador Siles.
An post-mortem report is just not but obtainable, so particulars are restricted. Though the way of demise was decided as a stab wound to the chest, it’s unclear if the trauma was self-inflicted or the results of a murder or assault, based on officers.
BCSO Spokesman Johnny Garcia mentioned legal investigators are nonetheless reviewing proof, together with video surveillance footage.
“We deeply perceive the considerations of the household and are dedicated to maintaining them knowledgeable and supported because the investigation progresses,” he mentioned. “As this stays an ongoing case, the BCSO continues to assemble and evaluation all obtainable data.”
On April 4, the BCSO turned to the general public to ask for assist fixing the case. Anybody who lives within the far Northwest aspect neighborhood who could have been out for spring break is inspired to share video footage from March 10 between 9 a.m. to midday.
Footage together with a lady sporting tan shorts and a blue lengthy sleeve zip up sweatshirt within the neighborhoods behind Dean H. Krueger Elementary College and Cadence Academy Preschool needs to be shared with bcsotips@bexar.org.
Labrador Siles had lived in the USA since Jan. 9, 2024. She migrated from Pinar Del Rio, Cuba, essentially the most western province of the island via the humanitarian parole program launched in 2022, which allowed anybody legally within the U.S. to sponsor individuals from Cuba and Venezuela financially.
In January, she utilized for her residency via the Cuban Adjustment Act, which gives a path to everlasting residency after a 12 months of residing within the U.S.
Her authorized entry was sponsored by her romantic companion, who she lived with in San Antonio, simply miles away from the place she was discovered.
Within the meantime, she labored cleansing homes and offered detergent, her brother mentioned.
She was ready for that white envelope together with her residency card to guide her flight residence to Cuba, he mentioned.
“On July 25, she was going to come back rejoice our grandmother’s birthday,” Labrador mentioned in tears, including that the household can’t bear to inform her the reality about her demise.
Labrador mentioned his sister was calling residence much less, and fearful him with one name one night. He reassured her that if she wanted to get away, a household pal, lived in Houston, and one other pal, who had already provided to let her keep together with her for some time, lived three hours away.
“She advised me, ‘No my brother, don’t fear’ and he or she hung up,” he mentioned.
Pondering again, he believes these have been indicators of his sister needing assist.
The Labrador household, unable to enter the U.S. and hundreds of miles away, mentioned they lastly bought to see their lady this week via a WhatsApp video name, Labrador mentioned, sobbing for his child sister, who he mentioned was 10 years youthful than him.
She’s at present at a funeral residence in San Antonio and can quickly be flown to her residence nation. A GoFundMe began by a household pal inside days of her demise raised greater than $13,000 to pay for the flight.
Crosses and flowers left on the website the place her physique was discovered a month in the past have become a makeshift memorial.
“I advised her pal so as to add purple to her memorial as a result of purple was the colour of her Saint in our faith, Saint Lazarus,” her brother mentioned.
