Florida man arrested for alleged 1993 Bronx double murder of couple in cold case

A Florida man is behind bars accused of shooting a couple execution-style in front of their 3-year-old child; This marks a turning point in an unsolved case that has stunned one family for more than three decades.

William Antonio Solis, 62, was arrested by federal authorities in Tampa on Wednesday. accordingly A news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.

“For more than 30 years, this double homicide in the Bronx has haunted a family and the people of New York,” U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton said in a statement. he said. “This ends today.”

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Federal prosecutors said Solis, who also operated under the names “La Vega” and “Vegano,” was charged with premeditated murder while participating in a narcotics conspiracy stemming from the slayings of Luis Guerrero and his wife, Danis Sime, in New York City.

Authorities allege that on July 21, 1993, Solis and two co-conspirators planned a robbery at the Bronx apartment of narcotics supplier Guerrero.

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Danis Sime and her husband, Luis Guerrero, were murdered in an execution-style murder in their apartment in the Bronx, New York City, on July 21, 1993. (U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York)

After entering the residence, Solis and his accomplices allegedly tied up Guerrero, stole his drugs and brought Sime into the apartment to restrain him, prosecutors said.

Solis then allegedly shot both Guerrero and Sime in an execution-style killing in front of their 3-year-old children, according to authorities.

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William Solis was arrested in 1993 in connection with the unsolved murder of a married couple in their Bronx apartment in New York City. (U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York)

At the time of the alleged murders, the couple’s young son told police that a man pointed a gun at his mother, covered her head with a pillowcase and “took her away.” accordingly New York Daily News.

Neighbors reportedly found the boy outside the apartment complex crying for his parents.

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“He was screaming, ‘Daddy, daddy,'” neighbor Chris Anton told the news earlier. “He was scared.”

“I tried to ask [the boy] It was said that when Anton asked some questions, all he said was “take El Otro’s mother and put a veil over her head.” Anton continued: “I bought him pizza, ice cream, anything he wanted.”

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At the time of the alleged murders, police were reportedly investigating Guerrero’s possible drug connection, and neighbors told the New York Daily News that the couple were “nice, quiet people” and “never bothered anyone.”

Authorities have not released additional details about how investigators were led to Solis.

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According to the Justice Department, Solis faces the death penalty or life in prison if convicted.

“As alleged, William Solis spent decades hiding in plain sight, thousands of miles from where he brutally murdered the Guerreros in front of their young children,” said HSI Acting Special Agent in Charge Michael Alfonso.

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“This arrest is the culmination of years of meticulous investigative work by special agents and task force officers who did not allow this case to go cold,” Alfonso said. he added.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.