DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — DeKalb County Police arrested a man they said raped and killed a woman.
Joaquin Perez Marroquin was arrested after police were called to the 3200 block of Henderson Mill Road on March 2. Police said a woman’s remains were discovered in a nearby creek.
She was later identified as Vidalia Gonzalez-Diaz.
Investigators believe the 34-year-old was sexually assaulted and later murdered. Police suspect, she knew her attacker.
About a week later, Perez Marroquin was identified as the suspect. He was arrested on March 9 and charged with aggravated sodomy and murder. Currently, he remains in the DeKalb County jail.
