Two other subjects have already been arrested based on information learned during the murder investigation. All four subjects, including the victim, were a part of a prostitution ring that delivered primarily Mexican female prostitutes to clients in the Salem and Gloucester County areas.
An exhaustive search for the victim's identity led police to the Mexican Consulate and eventually to her family who confirmed that she was an illegal immigrant working as a prostitute.
As the investigation continued to gather momentum, on March 31, , Margarito Jaime Luna, 22, and Rene Luna, 24, both of the Sandy Ridge Apartments, Penns Grove Township were arrested and charged with promoting prostitution. After he was stopped for speeding, Salcedo, was arrested as a wanted person yesterday by an officer from the East Greenwich Township Police Department.
Detectives then interviewed Salcedo at Woodstown Barracks and worked with the prosecutor's office to charge him last night with murder. Salcedo was subsequently lodged in the Salem County Correctional Facility in default of bail. Salem County Prosector John T. The fact that the N. Additional evidence was recovered last night during the execution of a search warrant executed at Salcedo's home. A DNA sample was also collected from Salcedo that will be compared to biological evidence found at the crime scene.
Additional search warrants for Salcedo's vehicles are pending.
