Florida Woman Arrested for Roommate's Disappearance After Chainsaw Purchase

Initial Report and Investigation

• 🚨 On December 27th, 2022, Jazelle Victoria Gonzalez reported her roommate, Runyleidy Medina-Pacheco, missing since Christmas Day.
• 🔍 Detectives found inconsistencies in Gonzalez's story, especially after Medina-Pacheco's employer and family confirmed they hadn't heard from her, which was unusual.
• 💰 A week before the disappearance, Medina-Pacheco and Gonzalez had a heated argument over $3,000 that went missing, with Medina-Pacheco suspecting Gonzalez took the money.

Suspicious Purchases and Shifting Stories

• 🛒 A day before reporting Medina-Pacheco missing, surveillance footage showed Gonzalez purchasing a chainsaw at Lowe's, followed by a trip to Walmart where she bought trash bags and rubber gloves.
• 📱 Investigators tracked Medina-Pacheco's cell phone, noting its movements matched Gonzalez's, including on Christmas Day when a call was made from the phone.
• 🗣️ Gonzalez's story about the phone and her whereabouts changed multiple times during police interviews, initially denying purchases and later admitting to them.

Unraveling Evidence and Conflicting Accounts

• 🏠 A search warrant for Gonzalez's apartment revealed dried blood confirmed to be Medina-Pacheco's, with spatter patterns suggesting a swinging object.
• 📹 Surveillance footage from inside the apartment, which Gonzalez claimed was sent to the Dominican Republic, was missing footage for the day of the alleged fight, despite recording before and after.
• 💥 Gonzalez eventually admitted to a physical fight with Medina-Pacheco, a stark contrast to her earlier claims of no physical altercation.

Arrest and Ongoing Mystery

• 📦 Gonzalez's claims about shipping a chainsaw to the Dominican Republic were contradicted by shipping company records and customs checks, with no chainsaw being received.
• 🔍 Alarming internet searches by Gonzalez, including "what side of the body the aorta is on" and "what do they do with the trash in Orlando," were discovered.
• ⚖️ Despite the mounting evidence and conflicting statements, Gonzalez was initially released but later arrested and charged with second-degree murder, tampering with physical evidence, and grand theft, to which she pleaded not guilty. Medina-Pacheco remains missing.