Overview
- Gabriella Alexis Cartagena, 24, was found Tuesday in a wooded area near Birch Creek Road off Highway 41 in Menominee County, Michigan.
- She was last seen Feb. 4 at Red Arrow Park in Marinette, where relatives on a phone call heard her say, “Please don’t shoot me.”
- Police identified a possible crime scene at the park with possible blood present, and witnesses reported hearing arguing around that time.
- Investigators traced boyfriend Robert Chilcote’s movements through cell data and video; he was arrested Feb. 5 in Wright County, Minnesota, after a 16‑minute chase reaching 100 mph, with several firearms including an AR‑15 recovered, and he is jailed on $100,000 bond on fleeing and fugitive charges without charges in her death.
- An autopsy was scheduled for Thursday to determine cause and manner of death, and investigators said they will present the findings to the district attorney.