San Diego, California – San Diego police have arrested a man on suspicion of murder and kidnapping in connection with the disappearance and presumed death of his former girlfriend, a 33-year-old woman who was reported missing under troubling circumstances earlier this week. The arrest marks a devastating turn in a case that began as a missing persons investigation and quickly evolved into something more grim.
The investigation began on Tuesday when officers from the San Diego Police Department’s Southern Division began looking into the woman’s disappearance. As detectives examined the details surrounding her case, they gathered evidence that suggested she was no longer alive. That revelation prompted the department’s Homicide Unit to assume control of the investigation.
From there, the case escalated rapidly. Investigators identified the woman’s ex-boyfriend, 48-year-old Eduardo Magana, as a person of interest in her disappearance. Additional evidence soon led detectives to believe that Magana was directly involved. Authorities tracked Magana to La Puente, a city in Los Angeles County, and coordinated efforts to locate him…