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Martínez was also absolved of robbery charges that were connected to the case.Īirbnb, the avenue that Stefaniak booked the hotel through, was fined the equivalent of about $53,000 for the incident. Bismarck Espinoza Martínez was convicted of stabbing Carla Stefaniak, who was visiting Costa Rica for a birthday trip, on the final night of her stay.

Martínez was later sentenced to 16 years by a judge. Stefaniak’s family asked for Martínez to be sentenced to the maxim term of 50-years behind bars while Costa Rican prosecutors asked for an 18- year sentence. It wasn’t until later that a witness came forward and told investigators that Martínez admitted to them that he killed Stefaniak. This video covers the murder of Thomas Jeffrey Cook, the murder of Carla Stefania. When investigators quested Martínez, he lied and told that that he witnessed Stefaniak leave the hotel on her own accord on the day of her flight. This episode discusses a string of murdered tourists in Costa Rica in 2018. Investigators found that Martínez used his position to enter Stefaniak’s room where he then killed her.Īutopsy reports stated that Stefaniak suffered blunt force wound to the head and that she had cuts on the neck and arms. That was the last time they heard from her. The 36-year-old told her family that she felt like the place was sketchy and that she was going to ask the guard for some water. The family of Carla Stefaniak, a Florida woman found dead near her vacation rental in Costa Rica, has filed a lawsuit against Airbnb and the resort where she was staying. Stefaniak’s family says that she communicated with them throughout the trip up until 8pm the day before she disappeared. Stefaniak, however, never made her flight. GUILTY Guard Sentenced To 16 Years For Murder of Carla Stefaniak Q COSTA RICA GUILTY Guard Sentenced To 16 Years For Murder of Carla Stefaniak Unanimously, the judges of the Pavas. On Tuesday morning, relatives announced they were heading to the morgue to identify the recovered body. Stefaniak’s sister-in-law left the same day while Stefaniak was scheduled to leave the next day. TAMPA (FOX 13) - Nearly a week after 36-year-old Carla Stefaniak went missing in Costa Rica, authorities there announced Monday that they found a body near the Airbnb where she was last seen.

© 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc.A hotel security guard in Costa Rica has been sentenced to 16-years behind bars for the murder of a South Florida woman.īismark Espinoza Martínez was sentenced Monday after investigators found that he was responsible for the death of Carla Stefaniak, an insurance agent from Hallandale Beach, Florida.Īuthorities say Sefaniak was visiting the Villa Le Mas hotel in Escazu for a day to celebrate her 36th birthday with her sister-in-law. Though her sister-in-law left early, Stefaniak stayed behind and told friends the resort was “pretty sketchy,” the station reported According to the head of the Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Department, Walter Espinoza, the 36-year-old lost her life due to a possible sexual assault. She was scheduled to fly home the next day. Martinez, who stayed in Apartment 7, was arrested earlier this month in connection with Carla’s murder. 27, when she last reached out to her family, according to the NBC report. Carla Stefaniak told friends the place was sketchy when she arrived there was no power or water, so she said she was going to ask the security guard for help. Stefaniak was with her sister-in-law on Nov. She had traveled to Costa Rica to celebrate her 36th birthday. Stefaniak had suffered a blunt force wound to the head and cuts on the neck and arms, NBC Miami reported.

Local authorities have said the slaying was sexually motivated.įorensic evidence found at the scene, including traces of blood, showed that Stefaniak was attacked inside the Airbnb apartment. 17, 2020 A security guard at a Costa Rican resort was found guilty Monday of killing Carla Stefaniak, a 36-year-old Florida woman who went missing during. So far, only Bismark Espinosa Martinez, a security guard at the Airbnb where Stefaniak had been staying, has been arrested in connection with the case.

The Judicial Investigation Agency of Costa Rica told Telemundo 51 that all the information on the case is “confidential” and that the investigation is ongoing. Stefaniak’s loved ones shared a link to the report in a Thursday night post to the Facebook page, “Finding Carla.” There may be additional suspects in the murder of a Florida tourist in Costa Rica.įorensic examination results reveal that up to three or four more people may be involved in the slaying of 36-year-old Carla Stefaniak, of Miami, whose body was discovered earlier this month inside a shallow grave in a mountainous area behind the San Jose Airbnb where she was staying, Q Costa Rica reported.