Boyton Beach police arrested Roberto Colón, 66, on Friday for first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Mary Stella Gomez-Mullet, who disappeared on February 20.
Officers originally searched Colón’s property on February 21 after a friend told them she was on the phone with Gomez-Mullet just days before her disappearance and it sounded like someone was attacking her, WPEC reports.
When detectives were leaving Colón’s home that day, he reportedly yelled at them that his wife was “swimming with the fish” and that they needed to “find the body, find the body,” according to the local news station.
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Roberto Colón, 66, is being held in the Palm Beach County jail on one count of first-degree murder and two counts of marijuana. He is accused of killing his wife. (Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office)
Police found human remains on Colón’s property on Friday.
He faces one count of first degree murder and two counts of marijuana.
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Colón told police that he married Gomez-Mullet within weeks of meeting her in exchange for citizenship and to care for his mother, according to WPEC.
“Our sincerest condolences go out to Mary’s family and loved ones,” Police Chief Michael G. Gregory said Friday. “We remain dedicated to this ongoing investigation and bringing justice to his family.”
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