Security guard of Airbnb held in murder of American woman on vacation in Costa Rica; authorities say motive was 'sexual'
Authorities in Costa Rica have announced that the murder of a woman from Miami, who was found dead earlier this week outside her Airbnb, had a sexual motive. Walter Espinoza, the Director of the Judicial Investigation Department in the country, said at a press conference held on December 5 that his team believes the motive behind the murder of 36-year-old Carla Stefaniak was "sexual". A 32-year-old security guard, identified as Bismark Espinosa Martinez, was arrested on December 4 in connection with her suspicious death.
According to The Daily Mail, Stefaniak's body was found half naked and covered with plastic bags at the back of the property in San Jose on December 3. She told a friend of hers in a FaceTime call on November 27, which is estimated as the day she disappeared, that she had been planning to meet with the guard and ask him to buy water because there was a heavy storm that day.