A nurse is accused of brutally killing his married co-worker and leaving her body in a busy roadway following a yearslong affair
A Florida nurse is accused of brutally killing his married co-worker and leaving her body in a busy roadway following a years long affair between the pair.
Rene Perez, 38, was arrested in Miami on Tuesday, March 10, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.
Perez’s arrest comes nearly a year and a half after authorities allege he beat 35-year-old Linda Campitelli, a married mother of two, to death in October 2024, police said.
The pair – who were both married and had been having a two-year-long affair while employed at the Wellington Regional Medical Center– met on Oct. 28, 2024 to celebrate Campitelli’s birthday, according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by Fox News Digital.
Both Perez and Campitelli regularly exchanged messages with each other, with Campitelli complaining about having to share time with Perez with his wife, according to authorities.
Just one day earlier, WhatsApp messages between the two showed Campitelli was feeling “a little nervous” about their planned rendezvous, authorities said.
Shortly after leaving, her Chevy Tahoe arrived at Perez’s former job, the Retina Group of Florida building in Wellington.
An image obtained from Campitelli’s iPhone showed a blanket reading “HAPPY BIRTHDAY HOPE YOUR BIRTHDAY IS OUT OF THIS WORD” placed by Perez in the backseat of her Tahoe, along with Ultrasorbs Medical Sheets commonly used to absorb liquids, according to the affidavit.
