Two Charged as Missing Las Vegas Model’s Body Found Encased in Cement

Two Charged as Missing Las Vegas Model’s Body Found Encased in Cement
Student and model Esmeralda Gonzalez pictured in a graduation gown. Photo: Find Esmeralda Gonzalez Facebook page
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Police have charged 2 people in relation to the kidnapping and murder of a 24-year-old Las Vegas student and model Esmeralda Gonzalez. Investigators are awaiting DNA test results to confirm that the human remains found encased in cement on the Nevada-California border on Oct. 8 are those of the missing woman.

Police believe Gonzalez was strangled and injected with a poisonous substance before her body was disposed of near Interstate 15.