Henry Pacheco has been arraigned for the 2012 murder of Lorena Escalera, a transgender performer found dead in her Bushwick apartment after a fire. The case, unsolved for over a decade, is now advanced with forensic evidence, surveillance footage, and phone records. Escalera's death was ruled a homicide, having been killed before the fire ignited. The fire was also determined to be set deliberately, further implicating Pacheco, who faces significant prison time if convicted.
Pacheco, who is being held without bail, faces a maximum sentence of 25 years to life in prison if convicted of the charges.
The investigation revealed that Pacheco entered Escalera's building before the fire started, and that her death was ruled a homicide by the medical examiner.
The indictment, after a decade-long investigation, was based on forensic evidence, phone records, and surveillance footage linking Pacheco to the crime.
The Fire Marshal determined that the fire was deliberately set at Escalera's bed, concluding it was neither natural nor accidental.
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