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Woman Whose Body Was Dumped In Pueblo Dumpster Identified As Maria Agnes Cuevas-Garcia

PUEBLO, Colo. (CBS4) - A woman whose body was found in a dumpster in Pueblo has been identified by the coroner. Police in the southern Colorado city arrested Anthony "Antonio" Cuevas on Friday after they released video the day before showing a man believed to be him dumping a body that was in a suitcase into a dumpster.

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Anthony Cuevas (credit: Pueblo County)

The coroner's office says Maria Agnes Cuevas-Garcia was the person who found dead. It's unknown when the apparent murder of Cuevas-Garcia happened, and authorities so far haven't stated what the relationship may have been between Cuevas and Cuevas-Garcia.

Cuevas faces first degree murder charges.

In the surveillance video police released, a man can be seen driving up to a dumpster and lifting what appears to be a heavy suitcase. He tosses it into the dumpster.

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Surveillance video released by Pueblo police shows the body being dumped on Thursday morning (credit: Pueblo Police)
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