Claudia Parodi, 40 and originally from Peru, was found dead in her South Bond Street apartment in the Fells Point neighborhood of Baltimore. She worked as a popular server at the restaurant Pazo; coworkers raised the alarm when she failed to show up for work. Police who entered her apartment on October 6, 2014, discovered Parodi had been fatally stabbed. Investigators believe the attack occurred on October 4.

Attention quickly focused on Parodi’s 29-year-old boyfriend, named in reports as Juan Morales and also known as Jose Lopez. Authorities say Morales fled the area soon after the murder and may have traveled toward San Antonio, Texas, with the intent of crossing into Mexico; a warrant was issued for his arrest. In July 2018 Mexican authorities reportedly apprehended Morales in the state of Tlaxcala and extradition proceedings were begun.

Anyone who knew Claudia, her routines in Fells Point, or saw Morales around early October 2014 is asked to come forward with information.