Reward for Info in Murder Of Costa Rican in Pennsylvania
Bucks County Courier Times
Christian Rojas beamed when he described his new girlfriend, Heather Lavelle, to his supervisor as a tall, blonde and attractive woman whose job paid $150,000 a year.
Supervisor John D’Angelo said he thought the match was a bit odd after meeting her, but he didn’t let on. The story about her income seemed incredible, he said.
Rojas was a talented 28-year-old computer programmer and Web page designer who moved to the United States two years ago from Costa Rica. He was na‹ve and shy and before meeting Lavelle hadn’t dated in the time he had lived here, said his supervisor at JBL Services Inc. in Middletown.
Lavelle was a 35-year-old who was neither na‹ve nor shy. While Rojas carried himself as a professional, it was hard to believe that Lavelle earned six figures, D’Angelo said.
A month later, Rojas broke off the relationship when he discovered Lavelle smoked crack cocaine, D’Angelo said. Drugs offended Rojas, his supervisor said.
“I thought something can’t be right about her,” D’Angelo recalled.
About two weeks ago, Lavelle moved into Rojas’ Bensalem apartment because she didn’t have anywhere else to go. It was in his character to take her in, D’Angelo said.
“He is the person who would give you money if you asked, although he didn’t have anything of great value,” the supervisor added. “We all think he was really trying to help her.”
On Saturday, a friend found Rojas lying dead in his bathtub. He had been savagely beaten and hog-tied.
Bensalem homicide investigators said there’s nothing right about Lavelle, who’s not only an addict but also one of two suspects wanted for questioning in Rojas’ murder investigation.
The other suspect is James Raymond Savage Jr.
Authorities have issued warrants for Lavelle and Savage because they have been seen driving the car that had been loaned to Rojas.
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The Citizens Crime Commission of the Delaware Valley has offered a $10,000 reward for information that would help police find Lavelle and Savage.
The crime commission’s tip line is 215-546-TIPS (8477).
Savage is originally from Berwick in Columbia County.
Authorities ask anyone with information as to the whereabouts of Heather Lavelle and James Raymond Savage to call Bensalem police at 215-633-3700 or the Citizens Crime Commission at 215-546-TIPS.