Woman's Social Media Helps Catch Mom's Killer

엄마를 살해한 살인범을 잡는 데 도움을 준 소셜 미디어

7 News reporting on the terrible crime almost exactly 10 years ago. The 1abduction and murder of 28-year-old Emilia Ignacio in Greenbelt, a mother of two, set to graduate from the University of Maryland within weeks. Shortly after finding Ignacio's body here in Greenbelt, police named a 2suspect, 3putting out a warrant for the arrest of the 4victim's boyfriend, a man by the name of Juan Miguel Roman. But Roman, who also used the last name Balderas, 5managed to avoid arrest. Police believe he fled to Mexico. At the time of the murder, Ignacio's daughter, Kiany DeJesus, was just 11. She is now 21. And as an adult, she says it is time her mother's killer is 6held accountable.

"After all of this time, after everything my family's been through, I feel like they deserve it."

So last year, DeJesus and a friend 7launched a social media campaign to 8track down Roman Balderas, her mother's 9alleged killer.

"I was posting pictures of him, old pictures of my family. I was posting pictures of my mom every day. I was contacting people on social media like Instagram, Facebook."

She now 10claims it 11paid off as someone who knew Balderas, living a new life in Mexico under the name Pablo, 12turned him in. Greenbelt police confirming an arrest in Mexico in December. A 13spokesperson for the U.S. Marshals Service telling 7 News they are unable to comment on the case or the status of any 14extradition proceedings. DeJesus is 15speaking out now about her own detective work to remind the community about her mother and hopefully apply some pressure to the 16authorities to bring Roman Balderas to justice.

"I'm not giving up on my mother. I'm not giving up on my mom. I will not be happy until that man is in the USA."

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abduction
납치
2
suspect
용의자
3
put out a warrant for sb's arrest
체포 영장을 발부하다
4
victim
피해자
5
manage to
(간신히) ~할 수 있었다
6
hold accountable
책임을 묻다
7
launch
시작하다
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track down
~을 찾아내다
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allege
(증거 없이) 혐의를 제기하다
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claim
(~이 사실이라고) 주장하다
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pay off
(노력이) 결실을 맺다
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turn somebody in
~를 고발하다
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spokesperson
대변인
14
extradition proceedings
범인 인도 절차
15
speak out
공개적으로 말하다
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authorities
당국

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Woman's Social Media Helps Catch Mom's Killer