Police find stolen car in Cary slaying case
Published: Sat, Nov. 22, 2008 12:30AM
Modified Sat, Nov. 22, 2008 01:46AM
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closeCARY -- Police have recovered a car stolen by a man wanted in the slaying of Maria Teresa Herrera-Diaz more than two months ago.
Arnulfo Barron Cobos, 45, fled the residence at 102 Dunhagan Place in a silver Saturn L300 on Sept. 6, the morning Herrera-Diaz was killed, according to Cary police.
Arrest warrants for felony murder and felony larceny of a motor vehicle were issued for Cobos, whose whereabouts are unknown.
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The Saturn was recovered on Boylin Road in Anson County by the Anson County Sheriff's Office. The car was abandoned in operable condition with the keys inside, police said. It appears the car had been left at the location for an extended period, police said.
Police continue to investigate the killing and ask anyone with information about Cobos or his whereabouts to call Cary Police Capt. Mike Williams at 469-4017. Cobos is described as 5 feet 6 inches or 5 feet 7 inches tall and 200 pounds. At the time of the slaying, he also had a goatee, police said.
Herrera-Diaz's body was discovered by her roommates shortly after 8 a.m. on Sept. 6. Cobos, Herrera-Diaz's common-law husband, who also lived in the home, left the residence between the hours of 4:15 and 5:15 a.m. but did not report to work as scheduled. He never returned home, police said.
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