Denisse Oleas-Arancibia: Footage shows NYC mom's suspected killer fleeing hotel wearing her leggings
MANHATTAN, NEW YORK: The man suspected of killing a mother, Denisse Oleas-Arancibia with an iron inside a New York City hotel, SoHo 54 room was caught on camera fleeing the scene wearing her (the victim's) blood-splattered leggings.
Police, as per NY Post say that a pair of blood-splattered men's pants were found alongside Denisse Oleas-Arancibia's body that was discovered by staff at SoHo 54 hotel last week.
The suspect was wearing a distinctive pair of leggings
When staff discovered Arancibia's body on the morning of February 8, the 38-year-old was lying beneath a blanket and beside a broken iron, having checked in the day before.
Police confirmed on Thursday, February 15 to the New York Post that they had surveillance footage of the suspect of a man leaving the hotel in "a distinct pair of leggings."
NYPD Chief Detective Joseph Kenny said, "We have video of the woman arriving at the location, wearing a distinct pair of leggings and later on we have a male leaving the hotel wearing the same leggings and we also have a pair of male pants in the hotel room. There was blood all over the pants."
When pushed further by The Post about what made the leggings so distinctive, Kenny added, "It's a guy wearing women's leggings."
Oleas-Arancibia received calls for wellness all evening long at the front desk. A 'Do Not Disturb' sign on the front doorknob did not stop one staff from entering her room, according to The Post, and exiting shortly after they noticed her on the floor beneath the blanket.
Police continues their investigation
Investigators are yet to identify the man in the leggings but are using "extensive video" to track down the person of interest, who they are following through transactions in the subway system.
Kenny added, "Didn’t think anything of it and went back downstairs thinking that the woman was lying asleep on the floor."
Kenny told the outlet that the person had been using his credit card to buy meals and MetroCards. According to a representative for the city medical examiner, Oleas-Arancibia passed away from blunt head trauma and cervical compression. When the police got on the scene, she was unresponsive and unconscious.
EMS declared her dead after determining that she had suffered severe head trauma. One day before her passing, Edwin Cevallos, the 18-year-old son of the deceased, talked with his mother.
Cevallos had been residing in a Queens flat with Oleas-Arancibia and her nephew. But a week before the catastrophe, he claimed to have noticed changes in her behavior. "She was very anxious and tense," Cevallos stated per Daily News.
