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Missing Woman Found Dead in Freezer; Husband Charged with Murder, Sought Worldwide

David Varela, a U.S. Navy reservist, faces first-degree murder and federal fleeing charges after his wife was found dead in their Norfolk apartment freezer.

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Her body was inside a kitchen freezer at her residence, according to an arrest affidavit.

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A search is underway to locate a naval reservist who allegedly fled to Hong Kong, after the police found his missing wife’s body inside a freezer in her home in Virginia. Lina Guerra, 39, was found lifeless in the freezer of the apartment in Norfolk that she shared with David Varela, 28, her husband for eleven years, last February 5. The discovery occurred days after her brother reported her disappearance, as the family had not heard from her si…

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WKRC broke the news in on Wednesday, February 18, 2026.
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