Man Charged with Murder After Girlfriend's Body Found in Miami-Dade Canal

Discovery of Narita Martell's Body

• 💔 A missing person case initiated in early October escalated into a murder investigation with the discovery of a body in a Southwest Miami-Dade canal.
• 💀 On October 11th, deputies found the decomposed body of 37-year-old Narita Martell in a canal located off 168th Street and 205th Avenue.
• 📍 The location where Martell's body was found is approximately half a mile from the home she shared with her boyfriend, Saul Garcia Gonzalez.

Saul Garcia Gonzalez's Arrest and Investigation

• 🚨 Saul Garcia Gonzalez is accused of killing his girlfriend, Narita Martell, and faces a charge of second-degree murder.
• 🗣️ Gonzalez initially reported Martell missing on October 8th, claiming he last saw her on October 6th before leaving for work.
• 🤥 Investigators found Gonzalez's statements inconsistent with what he told family, friends, and detectives, and also contradictory to what Martell reportedly told a friend.
• 📱 Cell phone records reportedly trace Gonzalez's phone to the canal area where Martell's body was discovered, indicating he drove around the area before returning to retrieve her phone.

Circumstances Leading to the Murder Charge

• ⚠️ Friends of the victim stated that Martell had asked for a place to stay for herself and her daughter shortly before she disappeared.
• 🏠 The victim's family informed police that Gonzalez was verbally abusive towards Martell.
• 🔫 The medical examiner officially declared Martell's death a homicide, ruling that she was shot in the head.
• 🔒 Gonzalez is currently being held without bond at TGK.