LAS VEGAS ( FOX5 ) — Officials will hold a news conference to provide an update on the death of Leslie Palacio, a woman killed in 2020, police said.

Leslie Palacio, 22 of Las Vegas, was first reported missing by her family on Aug. 29, 2020. Twelve days later, Palacio was found dead near Valley of Fire State Park by Las Vegas Metropolitan Police officers, Moapa Tribal Police and Red Rock Search and Rescue.

Police identified Erick Rangel-Ibarra as the main suspect, noting that Rangel-Ibarra was last seen on surveillance video with Palacio at the Longhorn Casino & Hotel in Las Vegas. His father, Jose Rangel, told police he had helped transport Palacio’s body from his home. Prosecutors said surveillance video showed both men placing Palacio’s body into a pickup truck.

Rangel pleaded gui

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