Boyton Beach police arrested 66-year-old Roberto Colon for first-degree murder on Friday in the death of his wife, Mary Stella Gomez-Mullet, who disappeared on February 20.
Police officers originally searched Colon’s property on February 21 after a friend told them that she was on the phone with Gomez-Mullet a few days before she disappeared and it looked like someone had attacked her, reports the WPEC.
While detectives were leaving Colon’s home that day, he reportedly shouted 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 Colon, 66, is being held in Palm Beach County Prison on a first-degree murder charge and two marijuana charges. He is accused of killing his wife.
(Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office)
Police found remains at Colon’s property on Friday.
He is facing a first-degree murder charge and two marijuana charges.
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Colon told police that he married Gomez-Mullet a few weeks after meeting her in exchange for citizenship and to take care of his mother, according to the WPEC.
“Our sincere condolences go out to Mary’s family and loved ones,” said police chief Michael G. Gregory on Friday. “We remain dedicated to this ongoing investigation and to doing justice to her family.”