Man Found Guilty Of Murder In Woman's Disappearance
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MIAMI (CBSMiami) - A jury has convicted man in the murder of a Miami woman whose body has never been found.
On Thursday, panel found John Paul Garcia guilty of second degree murder and grand theft in death of 44-year old Larissa Macriello.
Garcia, 47, who was married at the time, had a romantic relationship with Macriello.
Macriello's disappearance was reported on June 18, 2013 by the her brother Roderick Mokillo who told police he had not heard from her in the last two weeks.
According to court records, Mokillo told authorities he had been able to get some suspicious information regarding Macriello's bank account.
"On June 5, 2013, there was an online transfer in the amount of $20,000 from the victim's savings account to her checking account. On that same date, there was a check written in the amount of $20,000 from the victim's checking account to the defendant (Garcia)," according to a police report.
Five days later, a second check of $20,000 was written from Macriello's checking account to Garcia, according to the report.
It goes on to say, on June 12th surveillance cameras captured Garcia using the victim's ATM card to make a $500 withdrawal from Macriello's bank account.
Eventually, Macriello's account was depleted of about $40,000.
Cell phone records showed Macriello's phone near Garcia's phone in the days after her disappearance, detectives said. Macriello's landlord told police she last saw her June 3, 2013. Macriello's car had been missing and was returned two weeks later, washed and detailed, according to police accounts.
