Man Charged With Kidnapping And Killing Longmont Mom

Boulder CO

04 June, 2021

4:27 PM

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(CBS4) – A grand jury in Boulder County has indicted Juan Jose Figueroa Jr. on kidnapping and murder charges in the high profile Rita Gutierrez-Garcia disappearance case. The mother of three was 34 when she was last seen near downtown Longmont around 2:30 a.m. on March 18, 2018, at a bar celebrating Saint Patrick's Day. Her body hasn't ever been found but police believe she is dead. Police first named Figueroa as a suspect in July of 2018 and cited forensic evidence. Figueroa, 32, is currently serving a prison sentence in Colorado for his conviction in a Longmont sex assault case in 2017. Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty said in a news conference outside the Boulder County Courthouse Friday that this is a positive "step that we're taking in the march forward for justice for Rita." Juan Jose Figueroa Jr. (Boulder County)>> Read the full story at CBS Denver.