Homicide reported, but no body found in Sioux Falls

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — New details on an unusual investigation spanning two states are emerging on Friday.

It began with a report of a homicide in Sioux Falls, but there was no body, and investigators didn’t know where the crime happened.

According to court documents, a video – shot by the suspect – led investigators to the scene of the crime, along with a victim who was still alive. Jafet Almendarez is in a northwestern Iowa jail cell, being held as a fugitive from justice – accused of committing a crime across state lines…

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