A man has been indicted in a 2011 murder case in which a 34-year-old hairdresser was beaten to death and left in a rental home.
Jose Angel Hernandez, 41, is a suspect in the killing of Jeimy Baquero, who was found inside the closet of a home on Shady Oak Drive in Ooltewah, according to the Hamilton County District Attorney's Office. The indictment was handed down Monday by a Hamilton County grand jury.
A homeowner called police on Aug. 4, 2011, and said he found a body in a home that he had been renting out. He also said he had recently evicted the tenant.
Jose Angel Hernandez / Photo provided by Hamilton County District Attorney's OfficeBaquero's body was wrapped in a blanket. Her head had been struck 12 times, sustaining numerous skull fractures; her back four times; her abdomen twice; and her forearms and hands were a solid mass of bruises, according to the medical examiner's report.
A warrant for first-degree murder was issued for Hernandez at the time. Authorities have previously said he may have fled to Mexico. He also goes by the aliases Carlos Frausto and Renee Hernandez.
Jeimy Baquero, 34, was found dead in the basement closet of a home in Ooltewah. Jose Angel Lopez Hernandez is wanted in her murder.In a statement Wednesday, the Hamilton County District Attorney's Office said its Cold Case Unit has been re-examining the case in the hopes of finding information that may lead to his arrest.
Anyone with information is asked to call the cold case hotline at 423-209-7470.