{"id":5400,"date":"2026-04-16T07:54:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=5400"},"modified":"2026-04-16T07:54:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:54:14","slug":"navy-reservist-david-varela-arrested-after-wife-lina-maria-guerra-found-in-freezer-at-virginia-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=5400","title":{"rendered":"Navy Reservist David Varela arrested after wife Lina Maria Guerra found in freezer at Virginia home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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He appeared to be very religious, very calm, normal. That\u2019s why this is so shocking. We never imagined he\u2019d do something like this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The news station reported receiving a tip from a woman who said she possibly met Varela in\u00a0Hong Kong, where he allegedly asked her out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was in Hong Kong with my friends. We met this man while waiting in line at an attraction,\u201d she told the station through a translator. \u201cHe introduced himself as David and said he was looking for a Russian wife.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fox News Digital has reached out to the FBI, Department of Homeland Security and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 728px 160px; gap:2px; width:908px; background:#eee; padding:2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u901a\u680f\u9876\u90e8\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u6a2a\u5e45 908x258 \u8de8\u6574\u884c -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; height:258px; background:#ff6b6b; display:grid; place-items:center;\">\r\n    <!-- JuicyAds v3.0 -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async src=\"https:\/\/poweredby.jads.co\/js\/jads.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins id=\"1114307\" data-width=\"908\" data-height=\"258\"><\/ins>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async>(adsbyjuicy = window.adsbyjuicy || []).push({'adzone':1114307});<\/script>\r\n<!--JuicyAds END-->\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u7b2c\u4e8c\u901a\u680f\uff1a728\u00d790 \u901a\u680f -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; 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