NORFOLK, Va. — A Navy sailor accused of killing his wife and fleeing the country appeared in Norfolk court Thursday, more than three months after investigators discovered the woman’s body inside a downtown apartment freezer.
David Varela was arraigned on charges of first-degree murder and concealing a dead body in the death of his wife, Lina Guerra.
Norfolk Commonwealth’s Attorney Ramin Fatehi said authorities captured Varela in Hong Kong in mid-April following what he described as a months-long international manhunt…