A man arrested in connection with the death of a Lawrence, Massachusetts, mother found dead Tuesday after a dayslong search faced a judge Wednesday, where prosecutors shared how he allegedly misled investigators looking for the woman.
Cristian Montero, 35, was arraigned on a witness intimidation charge, though Essex District Attorney Paul Tucker has said he’ll likely face a murder charge once a medical examiner completes the autopsy on Carol Flaz-Burgos.
The 37-year-old was last seen on surveillance camera entering Montero’s apartment in the building where she lived with her children and mother, prosecutors said in court. She made “the sign of the cross when she entered,” an assistant DA said, but was never seen exiting.
However, data from her cellphone showed it began moving away from the apartment building on Broadway at the same time Montero was seen leaving it “with a wagon, a beach cart, that appeared to be filled with …