person of interest Alvaro Jose Urbina Rojas is being sought after his wife, Jeusselem Elieth Genese Vitola, was found dead inside a camper trailer at a Draper storage lot, and investigators have treated the case as a homicide.
What Happens If the Person Of Interest Is Located?
Saratoga Springs police say investigators believe Alvaro Jose Urbina Rojas fled Utah and that surveillance and transactional data placed him in California after the couple were last seen by family. The man sought is described by police with physical details and the make and model of a vehicle believed to be connected to him; investigators have indicated movement of the vehicle and van was seen on surveillance cameras in multiple cities and states during the middle of the day when the couple was last known to be together.
What Do Current Investigative Steps Show?
- Investigators served a search warrant on an RV in a Draper storage lot owned by the man now sought; the woman’s body was located inside the camper trailer.
- Family members had last seen the couple leaving together and requested a welfare check when they did not return and the woman did not appear at work.
- Surveillance cameras showed the vehicle they were in had been spotted in Cedar City, St. George and Las Vegas during the middle of the day; investigators were unable to determine who was in the vehicle with the man at those times.
- Family members visited the storage lot and found the trailer locked when they attempted to locate the couple there.
- Investigators traced credit card purchases that placed the man somewhere in California later on the same day the couple was last seen.
- An autopsy on the woman has been performed and results are pending; investigators have said there are at least two, possibly three methodologies that could have caused death but the exact cause has not yet been determined.
- The case is being handled as a homicide investigation, and investigators have coordinated work with the Draper Police Department, the FBI, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Border Patrol.
- Investigators have urged anyone with information about the missing couple or the vehicle to contact Detective Llorens at the Saratoga Springs Police Department.
Who Is Directly Affected and What Is Known About the Family?
The woman found dead and the man sought were married for 19 years and emigrated from Mérida, Venezuela, with their two children about 10 years ago; they had applied for asylum. Family members said they did not suspect the couple were in danger, though there had been ongoing arguments and discussions of divorce. The couple’s daughter posted a public message mourning her mother and referenced caring for her younger brother.
Investigators continue to search for the man described here and to complete forensic and interview work; the autopsy remains pending and formal charges or further determinations will depend on the results of ongoing investigative steps. The person of interest
