Overview
- Authorities say detectives began a missing-person probe after family members raised alarm and later concluded the 71-year-old had been killed and dismembered.
- Surveillance footage reportedly shows a person moving suitcases from the Hal Court property and placing what appeared to be human remains into luggage.
- Detectives say cellphone location records placed the suspect’s phone at the home and along the route where three suitcases containing human remains were later found on White Road.
- Forty-four-year-old Jose L. Proano was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, has appeared in court, and is being held without bond as the investigation continues.
- Investigators cite a strained family relationship and claims the victim limited access to his wife with dementia, while friends told detectives Proano admitted involvement and officials say there is no broader threat to the community.