Reported Illegal Immigrant Who Allegedly Killed ‘Baby Hope’ Dies in Prison

Conrado Juarez waits to be arraigned at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York on Oct. 12, 2013. Juarez died in custody on Nov. 18, 2018. AP Photo/John Minchillo, File

After being hunted by police for 22 years, a man accused in the slaying of a toddler known as “Baby Hope” died in a New York jail, according to reports.

Conrado Juarez, who faced trial in Manhattan Supreme Court for the murder of 4-year-old Anjelica Castillo, died at the Rockland County Jail, the New York Daily News reported on Nov. 19.