Desiree Figueroa (left) and Marlen Ochoa-Lopez.Photo:Chicago Police; Facebook
Chicago Police; Facebook
According to authorities, Desiree and her mother Clarisa are accused of brutally killing 19-year-old Marlen Ochoa-Lopez, who was nine months pregnant when she was last seen on April 23, 2019,PEOPLE previously reported.
Former Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson told reporters in April 2019 that the suspects wanted to “raise the child as their own” after Clarisa allegedly faked a pregnancy, then called 911 on April 23, 2019 to claim she’d just delivered a boy who was struggling to breathe.
Clarisa Figueroa (left) and Piotr Bobak.Chicago Police
Chicago Police
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At the time, investigators claimed that Clarisa showed no signs of having delivered a child. They eventually found Ochoa-Lopez’s body in a garbage can in the Figueroas’ yard,PEOPLE previously reported.
A third suspect, Desiree’s boyfriend Piotr Bobak, 44, was also charged for his alleged involvement. He was sentenced to four years in prison but released on parole last year after pleading guilty to obstruction of justice for helping cover up the homicide, CBS News reports, citing court records.
PEOPLE has been unable to reach attorneys who could comment on behalf of Desiree and Clarisa. Clarisa has reportedly pleaded not guilty.
source: people.com
