Two suspects nabbed after woman's body found in desert covered in concrete
LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — The Las Vegas Metropolitan has made a break in a homicide from earlier this spring.
On May 31, around 6:54 p.m., police were called to the 8900 block of Red Kansas Court regarding a missing person.
According to relatives, they had been unable to contact the victim for multiple days.
On July 18, detectives from the LVMPD detectives received information from an anonymous citizen that 45-year-old Christopher Prestipino had been involved in the disappearance of the victim.
During the course of the investigation, detectives were able to determine the victim had been inside of Prestipino’s residence.
The victim was held against her will inside the residence and murdered. The investigation also determined that a female, identified as 31-year-old Lisa Mort had knowledge of what had occurred and assisted Prestipino.
On October 8, detectives located the body of the victim in a concrete and wooden structure in the desert area north of Las Vegas.
On October 11, Prestipino was taken into custody without incident and transported to CCDC where he currently faces charges for open murder, kidnapping 1st degree resulting in substantial bodily harm, and conspiracy murder.
Mort is in custody in CCDC for harbor/conceal/aid felony offender.
The identification of the victim as well as the cause and manner of death will be released by the Clark County Coroner’s Office.
If you have any information on this story, please call Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.
