Rossana Delgado murder: Eighth arrested, in Mexico, for murder of Georgia mother

Juan Ayala-Rodriguez, 35. Rodriguez, was arrested in Durango, Mexico on June 26 in connection to the murder of Rossana Delgado.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said authorities have apprehended an eighth suspect in connection to the murder of Rossana Delgado, a Georgia mother found dead in Gilmer County.

The United States Marshal’s Service in Atlanta and San Diego arrested 35-year-old Juan Ayala-Rodriguez on June 26 in Durango, Mexico. He's since been transferred to a facility in California. Rodriguez is pending extradition to Georgia to face murder charges, the GBI says.

Law enforcement are still searching for three other suspects: Mario Alberto Barbosa-Juarez, Carolina Jazmin Rodriguez-Ramirez and Maria Chavez.

Delgado, a 37-year-old Bethlehem mother was last seen in DeKalb County in mid-April. Four days after being reported missing, on April 20, her body was found during a welfare check at a Cherry Log home.

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