Suspect in 1994 Killing in Colombia Found in Boston Suburb

A Colombian man who has been on the lam for practically three many years since he was convicted in absentia of killing his spouse has been positioned in a Boston suburb, the FBI stated Wednesday.

William Hernando Usma Acosta, 61, was arrested by federal authorities on Wednesday in Belmont the place he was dwelling beneath an alias, the FBI stated in a press release.

Based on authorities, he fatally shot his spouse, Laura Rose Agudelo, in Medellin, Colombia, in June 1994, and tried to kill his daughter when she intervened.

He fled Colombia shortly after the killing and was convicted in 1996, in response to the FBI.

He crossed into the U.S. from Mexico illegally in 1995 and married an American citizen in 1998 to acquire lawful, everlasting resident standing, authorities stated.

He has most lately been dwelling in Belmont beneath the identify Carlos Alberto Rendon, the FBI stated.

When he utilized for U.S. citizenship the FBI in contrast Rendon’s fingerprints in opposition to these of Usma Acosta which had been supplied by Colombian police, and decided they had been an actual match. Investigators additionally decided that his Colombian delivery certificates was fraudulent.

He’s within the custody of U.S. immigration authorities. It couldn’t be decided if he had an legal professional.