Woman, soldier fiancee killed her boyfriend over 'inappropriate pictures', wrapped body in ratchet straps and left toddler home to ditch remains: Cops

A U.S. Army worker and his fiancee allegedly shot dead her fellow due to the fact that the unfortunate possessed "inappropriate pictures" of her connected his telephone earlier they ditched his assemblage adjacent a subject basal successful Washington state.

Aydee Casado-Dominguez and Humberto Rodriguez Hernandez, some 21, basal accused of second-degree murder, desecration of quality remains and six counts of individuality theft successful the decease of Caelick Bradley.

According to a probable origin apprehension affidavit obtained by Law&Crime, Tacoma constabulary began searching for Bradley connected June 12 erstwhile his parent called to accidental she had not heard from him successful respective days. He was expected to determination backmost to Virginia but stopped answering calls and messages, which was dissimilar him.

Cops conducted a payment cheque astatine his flat but could not find him. Bradley's friends said helium was successful a narration with Casado-Dominguez. She was besides engaged to Hernandez, per police.

Bradley's friends alleged that Casado-Dominguez was sending "threatening messages" to him and she wanted Hernandez to combat him. Investigators spoke to Casado-Dominguez who claimed she past saw Bradley connected June 8 erstwhile helium texted her that helium was going to spot a person but got a level tire.

But the person said Casado-Dominguez picked Bradley up from the apartment. Phone records confirmed the friend's account, the affidavit stated.

Bradley's slope records provided much clues. They showed idiosyncratic utilized his paper astatine a section Walmart to bargain much than $700 worthy of items. Surveillance video showed it was Hernandez and Casado-Dominguez who were allegedly utilizing the paper the time earlier Bradley's ma called police. Military constabulary arrested Hernandez astatine Joint Base Lewis-McChord, wherever helium is simply a work member.

In a Mirandized interview, Hernandez said his fiancee handed him Bradley's paper and helium "just went with it." Detectives past began pressing him astir Bradley's whereabouts. Hernandez "eventually confirmed" that Bradley was dormant and took constabulary to an country conscionable extracurricular the subject basal wherever they ditched the victim's body, according to the affidavit.

Bradley's remains were wrapped successful immoderate blankets tied unneurotic with ratchet straps. Hernandez said helium returned to the flat wherever helium and Casado-Dominguez lived connected June 9 and recovered Bradley dormant connected the sofa with gunshot wounds, cops wrote.

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Hernandez said Casado-Dominguez told him that Bradley showed up to the flat "unannounced" and the 2 began arguing astir "his possession of inappropriate pictures of her" connected his phone, prosecutors wrote.

She fired a changeable astatine him arsenic she was falling to the crushed and deed him, according to Casado-Dominguez's relationship relayed to Hernandez. Bradley ran distant but Casado-Dominguez chased him and brought him backmost to the flat wherever helium died, cops said.

Hernandez and Casado-Dominguez allegedly wrapped up the assemblage with blankets and ratchet straps and ditched the remains adjacent the base. They near down her 2-year-old erstwhile they were disposing of the body, detectives said.

Investigators arrested Casado-Dominguez. She denied engagement successful the alleged execution and claimed she was partying with friends she declined to place the time Bradley died, per the affidavit.

The suspects person pleaded not blameworthy and stay successful the Pierce County Jail connected $1 cardinal bonds. Their adjacent tribunal day is connected July 22.

Bradley's mother, successful a GoFundMe relationship description, said her lad served successful the Army astatine Joint Base Lewis-McChord from 2017 to 2023. He was moving arsenic a information defender astatine the Port of Tacoma UPS installation astatine the clip of his death.