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Daily Mail
22-04-2025
- Daily Mail
'Dreamer' suspected of murdering Las Vegas girl caught after UNTHINKABLE act while on the run
A so-called 'Dreamer' suspected of murdering his Las Vegas girlfriend was finally caught after he allegedly killed another lover while on the run for two years. Oswald Pérez-Sánchez, who reportedly entered the US illegally as a child, was arrested in his home country of Mexico after fleeing across the southern border in 2023. The 28-year-old was wanted in connection to the murder of his girlfriend Tabatha Tozzi in Las Vegas. Tozzi, 26, died two days after she was shot in a horrific murder captured on a neighbor's security camera. Police allege Pérez-Sánchez, who goes by 'Nate', shot Tozzi before stealing her friend's car in the Nevada suburb about 12 miles west of the Vegas Strip. Moments before the shooting, a witness told police a woman was heard saying 'I want my keys back, get out of my car'. The FBI launched a sweeping manhunt but Pérez-Sánchez remained free until almost exactly two years later; when he was arrested for allegedly murdering his new lookalike girlfriend, Vivian Aispuro. Pérez-Sánchez killed Aispuro at a residence in Culiacán, the capital of Sinaloa, on March 22, according to the Sinaloa State Attorney General's Office. Her body was abandoned and found wrapped in plastic near a housing community April 15 - one week shy of the two-year anniversary of his former girlfriend's murder on April 22, 2023. A so-called 'Dreamer' suspected of murdering his Las Vegas girlfriend was finally caught after he allegedly killed another lover while he on the run for two years. Tozzi died two days after the incident. A second witness told police that Tozzi wanted to end her relationship and that he 'held her at his house and would not let her leave.' While in Mexico, Pérez-Sánchez identified himself to locals as 'Jorge.' However, authorities were able to confirm his real identity with the United States Consulate. 'As a result of intelligence work and the operations of UNESA and the Investigative Police of this Attorney General's Office, the identity of this alleged perpetrator was identified,' Sinaloa Attorney General Claudia Sánchez said in a statement. 'With the information provided by the Investigative Police and the technological resources provided by these two institutions, we were able to locate the alleged perpetrator,' the prosecutor added. Pérez-Sánchez remains in pretrial detention at the Aguaruto Penitentiary Center. 'I am happy and also very sad. I am happy because the killer of my daughter Tabatha got caught, a moment we had been waiting for almost 2 years!' Tozzi's mother, Regina Lacerda, said in a statement. 'I knew in my heart this moment was arriving soon, and it finally did. But I am also very sad because he took the life of another young woman: Vivian Karely. Her name deserves to be honored and we will keep honoring her as well.' Tozzi's family told Las Vegas police investigators that Pérez-Sánchez's had a visa 'that prohibited him from leaving the [United States].' Under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Pérez-Sánchez was a 'Dreamer' granted temporary protection from being being deported and authorization to work. A former official with the Sonora State Attorney General's Office told that if he is found guilty in Mexico for Aispuro's murder, he will have to serve his jail sentence there first. Upon the completion of the sentence, he would be subject to extradition, but the process could take several years.
Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Yahoo
Camera recorded Las Vegas woman's shooting death, sparking 2-year manhunt for boyfriend
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A neighbor's security camera captured a man killing his girlfriend and then driving off in a stolen car, eventually leading to his arrest in Mexico after a two-year search, according to documents the 8 News Now Investigators obtained. Oswaldo 'Nate' Perez-Sanchez, 27, is accused of killing his girlfriend, Tabatha Tozzi, 26, on April 22, 2023, outside a west valley home near Alta Drive and Cimarron Road. A relative of Perez-Sanchez lived in the home, police said. Tozzi died two days later from her injuries. Mexican authorities arrested Perez-Sanchez on Tuesday in Northern Mexico, the 8 News Now Investigators first reported Tuesday evening. Perez-Sanchez was in the United States on a visa 'that prohibited him from leaving the [U.S.],' Tozzi told a family member, according to police. Two sources with knowledge of the investigation described Perez-Sanchez as a 'dreamer,' an undocumented immigrant brought into the United States as a child. After the shooting, Perez-Sanchez carjacked Tozzi's friend and drove off, police said. A witness told police that right before the shooting, she heard a woman say, 'I want my keys back, get out of my car.' As part of their investigation, detectives located a neighbor's outdoor camera, which they said 'captured the entirety of the incident.' The 34-second video begins with Perez-Sanchez standing outside a car. A second later, the camera recorded the sound of a gunshot, according to police. Several seconds later, Perez-Sanchez attempts to remove Tozzi from the car, police said, describing her as 'non-responsive.' Perez-Sanchez then approaches another car and carjacks Tozzi's friend. Police interviewed witnesses, including the friend Perez-Sanchez carjacked. That person told police Perez-Sanchez had a tattoo of Tozzi on his shoulder and had the work performed before even meeting her. A second person close to Tozzi said Perez-Sanchez has 'held her at his house and would not let her leave.' The witness told police Tozzi was planning to break up with Perez-Sanchez, but that Perez-Sanchez told Tozzi,' There is no breaking up.' 'Tabatha told [the friend] that Nate does not let her breathe in the relationship,' police said. 'She described this as basically being around her all the time.' The night before the shooting, Tozzi told Perez-Sanchez 'information involving another close guy friend,' documents said. Tozzi later told another person that Perez-Sanchez 'pulled his gun' on her and 'it's bad.' The shooting happened several hours later, according to police. As part of their investigation, police interviewed a person with the same last name as Perez-Sanchez, who they said was inside the family member's home at the time of the shooting. That person told police he did not know Perez-Sanchez. Perez-Sanchez has no local or out-of-state criminal history. Investigators suspect he was in Mexico within days of Tozzi's death. A task force, including the FBI and the U.S. Marshals, had searched for Perez-Sanchez in Mexico. A United States treaty with Mexico dictates how the extradition process works. According to federal documents, the treaty calls for criminals arrested in Mexico, should they be convicted in the U.S., not to face the death penalty or a life sentence. The process can take years and will likely be delayed, if it happens at all, because Perez-Sanchez faces accusations of a second murder in Mexico. Lacerda will hold a celebration of life for Tozzi at Craig Ranch Park on April 24 from 2-5 p.m. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, leaving an abuser is the most dangerous time for a victim of domestic violence. For more information, including resources, click this link. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
