NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — David Varela, accused of killing his wife, had his preliminary hearing today and was charged with first-degree murder and concealment of a dead body, certified to the grand jury.
The defense tried to lessen the first-degree murder charge down to a second-degree charge, but that did not stand.
Lina Guerra’s body was found in a freezer inside a Downtown Norfolk apartment in Feb. 2026. Her family reported her missing on Feb. 5 after they had not heard from her in more than two weeks…