Arroyo-Roman Obituary, Death;- The New Haven police swiftly apprehended a suspect following the discovery of a woman’s body in an Elm City cemetery. Authorities attribute the arrest to a blend of investigative efforts, technological resources, and community collaboration.
The suspect, 55-year-old Edwin Arroyo-Roman, was taken into custody merely four days after the victim’s remains were located. Police report that Arroyo-Roman admitted to the murder. Mayor Justin Elicker (D) of New Haven stated, ‘If you take someone’s life in our community, if you engage in violence in our community, we will track you down.’ Arroyo-Roman faces charges of murder and evidence tampering in connection with the stabbing death of Naysha Mendez. On May 2nd, law enforcement responded to a report of a suspicious death at Evergreen Cemetery.
Investigators promptly identified Arroyo-Roman as a suspect after interviewing both the victim’s family and his own. Assistant Chief David Zannelli of the New Haven Police Department remarked, ‘The detectives worked extremely hard around the clock. Technology was a significant factor; Ring doorbell footage and city cameras all contributed to this case.’ Police were able to capture images of Arroyo-Roman’s vehicle entering and exiting the cemetery.
That same evening, a surveillance camera recorded him at a dumpster on Ella T Grasso Boulevard, where detectives reportedly discovered a knife. Another camera allegedly documented him stomping on Mendez’s cell phone on Hurlburt Street. Investigators noted that a doorbell camera on Spring Street captured him discarding the phone into a neighbor’s yard. When interrogated on May 6th, Arroyo-Roman purportedly confessed. The arrest warrant indicates that as Mendez embraced him, he brandished a knife, claiming he killed her over a debt of $700.
The warrant states, ‘Edwin said, “you gotta pay me, you gotta pay me.” Then Edwin said he stabbed her in the back once.’ He allegedly recounted that he then positioned himself over her, inflicting wounds to her abdomen and slashing her throat. He informed police that he returned home, showered, and went to bed. ‘Edwin said he…
