Man arrested in Mexico in Cincinnati-area slayings
TERRY KINNEY - 4/22/2009 3:08:39 PM

A man was in custody in Mexico on Wednesday in the December 2007 killings of four Mexican construction workers who were beaten and methodically stabbed in the heart at the Ohio apartment they shared, the FBI said.





FBI spokesman Mike Brooks identified the suspect as Santiago Moreno, 34, a Mexican citizen who was arrested Monday. Exactly where in Mexico he was arrested was not immediately available.



The bodies of the four illegal immigrants he is accused of killing were found in their apartment in suburban Sharonville after they had not reported to work for several days.



The four men all lived together in the sparsely furnished apartment, sleeping on mattresses on the floor while sending thousands of dollars to relatives in Mexico, officials have said. It was not immediately clear if Moreno also lived in the apartment.



Hamilton County Coroner O'dell Owens identified the victims as brothers Manuel Davila Duenas, 31, and Jose de Jesus Davila Duenas, 21; Lino Guardado Davila, 45; and Manuel Lopez Guardado, 21, also identified by Mexican authorities as Conrado Lopez Guardado.



All four men were from the town of Zacaton in the northern Mexican state of San Luis Potosi, a spokesman at the Mexican embassy said after the bodies were found.



A relative and a local parish priest in Mexico have said the workers had just taken out large amounts of cash to bring back to Mexico for Christmas when they were killed.



Brooks said details of the arrest, the charges and where Moreno was being held would be addressed at a news conference that Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters scheduled for later Wednesday.



A spokeswoman for Deters declined to release any other information.



The victims were employed as bricklayers and stonemasons for ABC Precision Masonry in Mason, north of Cincinnati. Authorities found the bodies after their employer had asked for help locating the men.

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