Police officials say 25-year-old Javier DaSilva-Rojas, who was arrested within a week of the gruesome discovery, pleaded guilty to the charge of kidnapping resulting in death.
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He is expected to be sentenced to at least 30 years in prison.
The remains of 24-year-old Valerie Reyes, of New Rochelle, were found in February 2019 in a wooded area on the side of the road in Greenwich.
Sources say DeSilva had made admissions in the death, including that it occurred in New Rochelle.
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Authorities believe he then bound the victim with duct tape, put her in the suitcase, and drove her body to Connecticut.
Related: Mom of woman found in suitcase says daughter feared for her life
His sentencing is scheduled for May 21, 2020.
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