Overview
- Jaqueline Meza Taipe, 19, was found dead with signs of strangulation in a Huayllay lodging after traveling to work at a local restaurant.
- Authorities and media identify the suspect as Wilmer Rojas, reported with variant surnames and the alias “Diego,” who worked as a cook alongside the victim.
- The suspect allegedly fled with the victim’s phone, ID and wallet, and the phone’s last location pinged Huancayo, according to family accounts reported by Correo.
- Investigators link the fugitive to the 2016 killing of Soledad Edith Rupay in San Jerónimo de Tunán; he was detained in 2017 by Divincri and released after six months.
- A woman named Anabela survived a 2024 assault in Huánuco attributed to the same man, and Dirincri and prosecutors are treating the new case as a suspected femicide as families demand his capture.