Police have launched a murder probe into the death of a 20-year-old Maryland woman who went missing close to a month ago after finding her lifeless body in a Colesville park on Sunday.
Keylin Yolibeth Chavez-Dominguez, 20, was last seen by friends and family on December 30, with a witness telling police they’d seen her leaving her Rockville apartment complex with a ‘Hispanic male’ on New Year’s Eve.
Montgomery County Police said that the Baltimore medical examiner’s office has yet to determine a cause and manner of death, but officers are calling it a homicide.
A reward of up to $10,000 is being offered by police for information that leads to the arrest of the homicide suspect, but as of Friday, cops said they still have no solid leads.
© Provided by Daily Mail Police have launched a murder probe into the death of 20-year-old Keylin Yolibeth Chavez-Dominguez who went missing close to a month ago after finding her lifeless body in a park when authorities received reports of a ‘suspicious situation’
© Provided by Daily Mail Police found the 20-year-old’s body at Upper Paint Branch Stream Valley Park about half an hour from her apartment block in the 12300 block of Braxfield Court where she was last seen
Earlier, family had offered a reward of $1,000 for any information about her whereabouts.
‘Chavez-Dominguez was last seen by her family and friends at approximately 6 pm, on Friday, Dec 30, 2022, in her apartment in the 12300 block of Braxfield Court,’ police said in a statement.
‘A witness claims to have seen her leaving the Braxfield Court apartment complex with a Hispanic male on Saturday, Dec 31, 2022.
‘The witness saw her wearing a white sweater, a tan vest, black leggings, and dark-colored boots.’
Police have spoken with family members and friends and searched several locations that the 20-year-old frequented but have not been able to establish any new leads. They also have no suspects.
Speaking to a local outlet earlier this year in Honduras, Chavez-Dominguez’s mother, Sandra Dominguez, poured her heart out in search of her missing daughter, her interview translated by the TV station.
Chavez-Dominguez was last seen by friends and family on Dec 30, with a witness telling police they’d seen her leaving her apartment complex with a ‘Hispanic male’ on New Year’s Eve
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She described Chavez-Dominguez as ‘part of her heart’ but also revealed the hardships her daughter faced.
‘My marriage was destroyed six years ago when she was a teenager and for her, it was a horrible trauma. She felt like life was meaningless without her dad,’ she told the outlet.
Dominguez then made a call out to Honduran politician and President of Honduras Xiomara Castro to help find her daughter.
But the search for her daughter came to a tragic end when officers said they responded on Saturday at 2pm at Upper Paint Branch Stream Valley Park, about an hour from Washington D.C., to a report of a ‘suspicious situation,’ and found the missing woman dead.
© Provided by Daily Mail Speaking to a local outlet earlier this year in Honduras, Chavez-Dominguez’s mother, Sandra Dominguez, poured her heart out in search of her missing daughter, her interview translated by the TV station
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The location her body was found was about half an hour from where she had been living.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore will perform an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death as the investigation continues.
Chavez-Dominguez had a strong presence on social media often posting pictures of her life.
Just two weeks prior to her death, the 20-year-old, who is often seen smiling in posts, uploaded an eerie video to her TikTok singing a song in Spanish with a filter that appeared to give her bruises and cuts to her face.
© Provided by Daily Mail Just two weeks prior to her death, the 20-year-old who is often seen smiling in posts, uploaded an eerie video to her TikTok singing a song in Spanish with a filter which appeared to give her bruises and cuts to her face
© Provided by Daily Mail The lyrics translated by DailyMail.com to English state: ‘How easy it is to fall in love and how hard it is to forget. You swore with your life to me, and today I look for you and you’re not here’
The lyrics translated by DailyMail.com to English state: ‘How easy it is to fall in love and how hard it is to forget. You swore with your life to me, and today I look for you and you’re not here.’
In early December, Chavez-Dominguez posted a video with two pregnancy tests, an ultrasound and pictures of her appearing to be getting ready to welcome a child.
The 14-second clip ends with an angel and is captioned: ‘I love you forever my angel in the sky. My sunshine.’
A GoFundMe set up for the 20-year-old which hopes to raise $6,000 has so far seen $2,000 worth of donations.