Thirty-two-year-old Norwood resident Julio Flores has been charged with the gruesome murder of his ex-girlfriend, Jaritza Calderone, 28, who lived at 250 E. 176th St.
According to news reports, Flores told cops that Calderone came to his home at 236 E. Gun Hill Rd. last Saturday to pick up a cable-TV box. He then allegedly stabbed her to death after learning she had been dating other men.
Police say Flores cut up Calderone’s body, put the pieces in garbage bags, and then drove them to a construction site in Teaneck, New Jersey. He then deposited the bags in the basement of an unfinished home and covered them in fresh concrete.
The homeowner, suspicious of Flores’ activities, reported him to police on Sunday afternoon. When the police arrived, they discovered that Flores’ license plates matched those on an alert issued by the NYPD. Flores was arrested and confessed, police say.
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