Killer Even Joined Search For Beauty Queen & Sister, Uncle Reveals; Honduras Won’t Send Replacement Candidate To Miss World
So as not to be suspected as the gunman, Plutarco Ruiz, the self-confessed killer of Miss Honduras Mary Jose Alvarado and her sister Sofia Trinidad, even came to the Alvarado residence after the two went missing on Thursday and invited the family to lunch. He returned for several days to help search for the women, disclosed Claudio Cecilio Munoz, the maternal uncle of the ill-fated siblings.
Munoz clarified that Ruiz was a suitor of Trinidad, not her boyfriend as previously reported. "We didn't file a complaint right away because we were waiting for a telephone call asking for ransom. On Saturday their mother and I went to put in a complaint and the killer was with us," AOL quoted Munoz.
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Ruiz, who said he shot Trinidad out of a jealous rage for dancing with another man at a birthday party the two attended, admitted to investigators that he shot the elder sister first. Maria Jose tried to flee, but Ruiz shot her twice in the back, ending the 19-year-old model and TV host's dream of bagging the Miss World title on Dec 14.
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Eduardo Zablah, the organiser of the Miss Honduras contest, said it would not replace Maria Jose in the global beauty competition being held in London, which brings down the number of candidates to 119. Her gown and national costume were packed and Alvarado was ready to fly to the UK to compete when she and her sister were abducted. Their bodies were found on Wednesday after Ruiz confessed and led police to a river near Santa Barbara.
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Miss World organisers said they will hold a tribute for the two slain women this weekend. Julia Morley, chairwoman of Miss World, said in a statement, "We are devastated by this terrible loss of two young women, who were so full of life. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Maria Jose Alvarado and Sofia Trinidad at his time of grief."
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