3 charged with murder after Utah woman's body found in the woods in Atlanta
Atlanta police found Angela Yajahira Cortes Villegas' body along Marietta Boulevard NW on April 20.
On May 23, officials arrested Denis Manuel Velasquez Rivera, Madelin Garcia and Hector Paz in Norcross.
Atlanta police said Gwinnett County police, Gwinnett County sheriff's office and US Marshals assisted their fugitive unit.
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All three suspects face the following charges: murder, aggravated assault, armed robbery and conspiracy to commit a felony.
Garcia and Paz also have been charged with felony murder.
Police said Villegas didn't have any identification on her at the time of her death.
Investigators released photos of her distinctive tattoos in hopes someone recognized her.
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