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On Tuesday, November 22, 2022, about a week after a body was recovered in Northwest Miami-Dade, officials identified it as that of Mimose Dulcio, a woman who was reported missing earlier this month.
39-year-old Dulcio was last seen on November 10, 2022, at her home in unincorporated central Broward. As per CBS, two days later, on November 12, a missing person's alert was issued for her. On November 16, Dulcio's body was found in Miami Gardens.
Despite investigators discovering the body on November 16 in a wooded area near Northwest 204th Street and 55th Court, they did not confirm the identity of the victim at the time. On Tuesday, police positively identified the body as Mimose Dulcio.
Following the discovery of some incriminating evidence, Jose Luis Pacheco, Dulcio's estranged husband, was reportedly arrested for her murder.
Mimose Dulcio was in the midst of a "messy divorce"
Mimose Dulcio, an administrative assistant with the city of Fort Lauderdale, was reported missing after her sister Seminta Dulcio's calls went unanswered by her. Seminta then went to check on Mimose at the home she shared with her husband, 36-year-old Jose Luis Pacheco.
Upon reaching, Simone found the bedroom door locked and two broken cell phones stuffed beneath the couch. In a statement to CBS News, she said:
"Two of her phones were broken, bent and shattered. That's not like her leaving any of her devices because of what she's going through. Her phones go everywhere that she goes."
According to multiple reports, Dulcio and Pacheco lived together despite their separation. Dulcio's family said that the two were going through a difficult divorce. While speaking to NBC, Seminta hinted that she always believed Mimose's husband had some role to play in her disappearance. She said:
"She's going through a messy divorce. She’s going through something with an individual that I don’t take lightly. I'm gonna call him a monster. A monster."
On November 14, two days after Dulcio was reported missing, Pacheco was arrested in Miami-Dade County and charged with second-degree murder.
Incriminating evidence against Mimose Dulcio's husband led to his arrest
Broward Sheriff's Office officials said that following Dulcio’s disappearance, a thorough search of the couple's home and shared vehicle revealed evidence that "suggested" Dulcio had been murdered inside the home she shared with her husband.
After searching the couple’s shared vehicle, police inferred that it was used to transfer a body which they believed was later disposed of in an unknown location.
Following Pacheco’s arrest, the Broward Sheriff's Office issued the following statement:
“MISSING PERSON UPDATE: Detectives have arrested Jose Luis Pacheco in the disappearance and murder of the missing person, Mimose Dulcio. Anyone with info on suspicious activities involving the couple’s shared 2018 white Dodge Charger should call 954-321-3246.”
Pacheco, who is being held without bond in Miami Dade county, is reportedly awaiting a transfer back to Broward County, the New York Post reported.
