A 35-year-old Lawrence man, already being held for allegedly misleading an investigation, now faces a charge of murder in connection with the death of a woman, whose body was found in Haverhill.
Cristian Montero is schedule to be arraigned Wednesday in Lawrence District Court for the alleged murder of Carol Flaz-Burgos, his neighbor The murder charge follows a medical examiner’s autopsy of the body of the 37-year-old woman. Flaz-Burgos was found last Tuesday, Sept. 3, in the Kenoza Lake conservation area in Haverhill. At a press conference that night, Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker suggested additional charges against Montero could follow the autopsy.
“Unfortunately, we have a sad ending to report. The body of Carol Flaz was discovered this evening, early this evening, in Haverhill. We made an identification and we met with the family earlier…,” Tucker said.
The woman had been missing since Saturday, Aug. 31.