Fugitive Santeria priest named as homicide suspect after bones found in backyard

Santeria spiritual leader who performed healing rituals at a Montebello business was named Tuesday as the suspect in the disappearance and killing of a woman six years ago.
Maria Delrefugio Chavez’s skeletal remains were found Aug. 7, buried behind a house in the 700 block of Elsberry Avenue in unincorporated Valinda in the San Gabriel Valley. The El Monte woman had been missing since 2009. Sheriff’s detectives said they believe Pablo Pinto Mata, 46, murdered Chavez.

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