An 18-year-old Colorado woman sent her friend eerie text messages asking to be checked on periodically before she was allegedly strangled to death by a man she met on Snapchat.
Annabelle Margaret Floren-Wyant was found dead with blood coming out of her ear just before 3 a.m. on Aug. 1 in the home of Jorge Mexza Alarcon Jr., 26, near El Paso, Texas, KKTV reported.
The teen’s friend told police she had visited Alarcon’s home to “collect money,” according to the report.
“[The friend] said Annabelle informed him Jorge was ‘weird’ and requested he check on her periodically via text message or phone call,” arrest papers obtained by the outlet read.
“When [the friend] was unable to reach Annabelle at approximately 0225 hours, he called 911 to report the incident.”
Floren-Wyant was found inside the suspect’s bedroom with blood coming from her ear, according to the arrest papers.
Authorities found Alarcon about three miles from his home with injuries to his face. He had called 911 claiming someone had assaulted him, according to the report.
Alarcon then told investigators Floren-Wyant had agreed to meet up via Snapchat to exchange money for sex.
He told authorities that Floren-Wyant requested money and when he turned to get it, he was hit in the head with a cellphone, which caused him to black out.
Alarcon then claimed Floren-Wyant had threatened him and he felt uneasy about the encounter — especially since there was a vehicle idling outside and Floren-Wyant was texting someone throughout the night, according to the report.
Alarcon told investigators he got scared because he thought they were planning to attack him so he put her in a “D’arce” chokehold, which he demonstrated for police in the interview room, according to the arrest papers.
After he got off Floren-Wyant he went outside to his dad’s truck. When asked if he knew Floren-Wyant was dead he said, “without checking her pulse…”
Alarcon was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.
