Thread: New Orleans woman murdered by ILLEGAL ALIEN!

The funny thing about this job is that it is a H.U.D. financed project. I would estimate that 30%-40% of the construction workers are Mexican.

a friend of mine was telling me last night that these illegals and/or Mexicans were NOT doing construction for the federal government, only private companies -- to each his own

http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/frontpage/ ... xml&coll=1

Woman at park died of being hit by vehicle
Police still searching for suspect who was driving Ford Expedition Thursday, June 01, 2006
By Michelle Hunter
East Jefferson bureau

Sandra Adams, the Metairie woman who was abducted May 22 from Lafreniere Park, died of injuries from being hit by a vehicle, Jefferson Parish Sheriff Harry Lee said Wednesday as authorities continued seeking her killer.

Adams' nude body was found May 23 face-down on a gravel construction road near David and Lynnette drives, about a half-mile from the park. Officials have said she had been sexually assaulted.

"The coroner's office determined that she died of blunt force trauma from an automobile," Lee said. He said it's unclear when the molestation took place.

Edmundo Cerda-Anima, the suspect in Adams' death and the subject of a nationwide alert, has told friends that he might have hit someone the night of Adams' disappearance while he was intoxicated and driving his white Ford Expedition, his former boss said. But he has denied raping anyone or moving a body.

Cerda-Anima, 25, is a carpenter from Wichita, Kan., and had been living in Metairie for several months while repairing Katrina-damaged houses. His Expedition was seized May 23 from an apartment building where he had been staying with other construction workers. Authorities believe he fled the area earlier that day in his boss's blue 1993 Ford F-150 pickup truck.

Investigators have disclosed that some of Adams' clothing was found in a parking lot in front of Shelter No. 8 in Lafreniere Park, along with some evidence linking Cerda-Anima's Expedition to the scene. On Wednesday, Lee said there also was evidence linking Adams to the inside of Cerda-Anima's vehicle, but he did not say what.

Investigators identified Cerda-Anima as a suspect after several witnesses described seeing a white Ford Expedition at the park and in the area where Adams' body was found. Some witnesses saw a white SUV with a flat rear tire on the driver's side leaving that area around the time that Adams was reported missing in the park.

A deputy later found such a vehicle, with the flat tire, in the 500 block of Eisenhower Avenue in Metairie. It was registered to Cerda-Anima.

Authorities hope to get leads on Cerda-Anima's whereabouts on Saturday, when Adams' death will be featured on the "America's Most Wanted" television program, along with a profile of the suspect, Lee said.

Adams' relatives hope the show will lead to his capture. Daughter Alessa Massey, 27, said she still feels as if she's in a state of shock. But she is determined to see the culprit caught.

"I've got to find him," she said. "What if he did this to somebody else?"

Story from "America's Most Wanted"

http://www.amw.com/fugitives/case.cfm?id=38919

Stroll In The Park Turns Deadly


Sandra Adams disappeared during an nighttime walk in the park.

A dark cloud of shock and fear hangs over the community of Metairie, Louisiana - just outside of New Orleans - after learning that a woman was abducted from a popular park in the area and later found murdered.

Lafreniere Park is a beautifully landscaped 155-acre park nestled in the middle of suburban Metairie. Residents flock there since the area is known for its wildlife, picturesque lagoons, children's playgrounds, athletic fields, picnic areas, and a two-mile jogging path.

On the evening of May 22, 2006, 51-year-old Alessandra Adams, known as Sandra, drove to Lafreniere Park with her 21-year-old son and one of his friends. They arrived at the park around 9:00 p.m. for some nighttime exercise on the jogging path. Sandra walked the course, while her son and his friend jogged it. Sandra's son planned on meeting up with his mother once he and his friend finished running the trail.

Around 9:45 p.m., Sandra's son began calling his mother's cell phone to find to arrange a place to meet. She never answered the phone. Sandra's son contacted park rangers to help him search for his mother. The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office was also called in to assist in finding Sandra. Deputies searched the park throughout the night, but there was no sign of Sandra anywhere.

Grisly Discovery

Around 6:00 a.m. the next morning, the police were called to a gravel construction road less than a mile from the park. When officers arrived, Sandra's case was reclassified from missing to homicide. Her llifeless body was found lying face-down in the gravel. She was nude and an autopsy revealed that Sandra had been sexually assaulted. Coroner's determined that she died of blunt force trauma from an automobile.

The question for investigators... who killed Sandra Adams?

Detectives scoured the area interviewing potential witnesses and received a huge break in the case. Based on information from a witness and evidence at the scene, police began searching for a white full-size SUV, possibly with a flat tire, as a suspect vehicle. The vehicle was seen in the area where they found Sandra's body and at the park. Another witness reported a more-detailed description of the vehicle -- a late 90's Ford Expedition.

Deputies found a white Ford Expedition matching the description of the suspect vehicle parked at a nearby apartment complex. Police learned that the owner of the vehicle was a man named Edmundo Cerda-Anima.

A Killer on the Loose


Edmundo Cerda-Anima is wanted for murdering Sandra Adams.

When investigators tried to interview Cerda-Anima, they learned that he had already fled the area to Wichita, Kansas. Investigators learned that Cerda-Anima was a carpenter from Wichita. He came to the area at least several months earlier to work on homes destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Police say he was living at the apartment complex with co-workers.

Detectives say they have evidence that connects Cerda-Anima to the vehicle, the park, and the parking lot where Sandra was found.

Cerda-Anima's boss told detectives that on the day Sandra's body was discovered, Cerda-Anima asked to borrow his truck to go to Wichita for a couple of weeks. His boss agreed and he hasn't seen Cerda-Anima since. Cerda-Anima may still be driving his boss's blue 1993 Ford F-150 pickup truck and an alert has been sent to police in Wichita.

A warrant has been issued for Edmundo Cerda-Anima's arrest. He is charged with first degree murder in the death of Sandra Adams.

Many people in the Metairie community are mourning Sandra's death. She was very well known and described as a caring mother, grandmother and friend. Sandra was co-founder and former vice president of the French Quarter Business Association and owned the Bourbon French Parfum Company for many years. Sandra's family is hoping that the public can help track down Edmundo Cerda-Anima.