Here's what we know about Mercedes Vega's fiery death and murder suspect Sencere Hayes
Authorities apprehended the man they are pointing to as suspected of being involved in the 2023 death of a 22-year-old woman who was discovered burned to death about 60 miles from her Tempe home.
Suspect to face first-degree murder charges in Mercedes Vega case
Prosecutors say they plan to charge the first suspect in Mercedes Vega's case with first-degree murder and more arrests are expected.
22-year-old arrested out-of-state in connection with Mercedes Vega's murder
An arrest has been made in connection with the murder of an Arizona woman whose body was found along a portion of the I-10 west of the Valley.
Arrest made in murder of Mercedes Vega 19 months after she was found in burning car
Vega’s car was later found parked illegally with the keys still inside of it near Culinary Dropout in Tempe. Her body was found in the backseat of a burning car on Interstate 10 near Tonopah. A medical examiner’s report revealed she was tortured. She had bleach in her throat, a gunshot wound on her arm and trauma to her head.
Mercedes Vega's murder suspect arrested a year later
Officials with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office say an arrest has been made in connection with the murder of Mercedes Vega. We have previously reported on the murder case, which happened in April 2023.
Man arrested in connection with Tempe woman Mercedes Vega's murder. Here's what to know
Sencere Hayes was arrested in connection with the death of Mercedes Vega, a Tempe woman who was found dead in a burning car in 2023, officials said.
Arrest made in murder case of Mercedes Vega
MCSO has arrested 22-year-old Sencere Hayes in Tennessee in connection to the murder case of Mercedes Vega whose body was found in a burning car on I-10 near Tonopah.
Mercedes Vega's parents speak out after arrest of daughter's murder
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest in the high-profile April 2023 murder case of 22-year-old Mercedes Vega, who was found in a burning car off of I-10 near Tonopah.
An Exotic Dancer Was Found in a Burnt Car with Bleach in Throat. More Than a Year Later, an Arrest Has Been Made
Sencere Hayes arrested in connection with the April 2023 killing of Mercedes Vega in Arizona Authorities have made an arrest following a months-long investigation into the April 2023 killing of an ...
Arrest made in case of murdered 22-year-old woman found in burning car
A suspect has been arrested in connection to the murder of Mercedes Vega, 22, who was found dead in a burning car on the side ...
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Suspect arrested in murder of exotic dancer whose body was found in burning car
The charred remains Mercedes Vega were discovered on April 17, 2023 in the back seat of a Chevy Malibu, parked at the ...
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Suspect arrested a year after a dancer was kidnapped from her apartment, tortured and left to die in burned car
Sencere Hayes, 22, was taken into custody on November 11 in Tennessee, over 18 months on from 22-year-old Mercedes Vega’s ...
Arrest made in murder of exotic dancer whose body was found in burning car in Arizona
Authorities announced an arrest Monday in the brutal murder of an exotic dancer whose body was discovered in a burning car on ...