Crime & Safety
Second Suspect Charged in Murder of Blanca Lainez
The 19-year-old was found in an East Boston garage this June.
BOSTON, MA — Boston Police made a second arrest Friday in the death of Blanca Lainez, the 19-year-old found dead in an East Boston garage this June.
Last month, police arrested the first suspect, an East Boston 16-year-old, who was subsequently charged with murder. Friday morning, the Boston Police Department reports it took 21-year-old Angel Antonio Ramos-Oliva, also of East Boston, into custody without incident on Saratoga Street.
The Suffolk County District Attorney's office said Ramos-Oliva was apprehended based on evidence from surveillance video and fingerprint analysis. His fellow defendant, Jose Hernandez, remains held without bail.
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Ramos will return to court on Sept. 30.
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The Boston Police Department's continues to actively review the facts and circumstances surrounding Lainez's death. Anyone with information is urged to contact Boston Police Homicide Detectives at (617) 343-4470, or to text or call CrimeStoppers anonymously by calling 1 (800) 494-TIPS or by texting the word ‘TIP’ to CRIME (27463).
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