The body of a suspect wanted for the murder of a Maryland judge has been located after a weeklong manhunt.
The suspect, Pedro Argote, was found guilty of domestic and child abuse and did not receive a favorable settlement agreement in a divorce case overseen by Judge Andrew Wilkinson.
The New York Post reported that Argote’s eldest daughter testified in court that Pedro “beat her with a belt and silenced his infant child by stuffing a towel in his mouth.” The daughter also testified that she had been confined to her bedroom “for years.”
The daughter, who fled the home when she turned 18, told the court: “The reason I worked up the courage to testify was so that my siblings wouldn’t have to go through the mental torment that I currently have.”
Authorities believe Argote, 49, “targeted” Wilkinson after the judge granted his ex-wife full custody of his children.
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