According to Honduran authorities, Gilbert Reyes Bermúdez, an American citizen, was detained in the Dominican Republic for allegedly killing three women on the island of Roatán. Dione Solórzano, Nikendra McCoy, and María Antonia Cruz are said to have been killed by Bermúdez, 36.
The suspect went out with the three women on January 6, which is when the murders happened. It is said that Bermúdez's previous partner was Solórzano.
The women were reported missing the day following the killings. The Costa Rican daily Tico Times said that their bodies were discovered three days later, gunshot wounds discovered in an automobile.
Who is Gilbert Reyes Bermúdez?
Not much is known about Bermúdez other than the fact that the Dominican publication Dominican Today reports that authorities took $205 and 600 pesos in cash from him. Along with other belongings like paperwork, keys, spectacles, wallets, and his two cell phones, his American passport was also confiscated. The OCN-Interpol Santo Domingo was holding them.
The procedure to extradite the suspect back to Honduras has started, according to a social media post by the country's National Police. The Honduran government stated in a news release that witness accounts and evidence from the crime scene will be utilized against Bermúdez in the case. On March 16, he had reached Dominican territory.
At the Dr. Jose Francisco Pena Gomez International Airport in Las Americas, Bermúdez was taken into custody. He was at the airport, attempting to get to Miami to escape the nation. According to reports, he was wanted for aggravated femicide and murder under Red Notice for International Search and Seizure, No. A-529/1-2024.
According to reports, Honduras has the highest rate of femicide in all of Latin America. 6.2 incidents are reported for per 100,000 people, as per the UN Sustainable Development Group. During the pandemic, there was a notable increase in the number of cases of violence against women, with 282 emergency calls each day.
