Remains Found In 1991 Identified As Those Of Woman Missing Since 1989

Heather Curtis
WMAL.com

WASHINGTON (WMAL) – There’s been a break in a cold case involving the disappearance of a 28-year-old Arlington County woman in 1989. Virginia State Police said DNA testing done by the Virginia Chief Medical Examiner has identified remains found on I-95 in Stafford County in 1991 as those of Marta Rodriguez.

“It wasn’t until recently, based on an ongoing investigation, a separate actual ongoing investigation involving an individual that led us to do a DNA sampling,” said state police spokesperson Corinne Geller.

That investigation was into whether Rodriguez’s husband, Jose Rodriguez-Cruz, was involved in the death of another woman according to Geller.

Rodriguez’s death is being investigated as a murder.

Charges are pending.