Mark Schwab was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of 11-year-old Junny Rios-Martinez. On April 18, 1991, Junny Rios-Martinez was kidnapped, raped, and murdered. His body was discovered on April 21, 1991.
Schwab was released from prison in March of 1991 after serving three years for sexual assault.
During the same month, a picture of Junny Rios-Martinez, the victim, was published in the newspaper.
Schwab saw the picture and called the family on the phone claiming that he was writing an article on the boy. Through this action and the promise of assisting the boy in a acquiring a contract to represent a surfing company, Schwab became friendly with the boy’s family.
On April 18, 1991, a schoolmate of Junny’s reported that Junny had gotten into a U-Haul truck with a man.
On April 20, 1991, Schwab called his aunt in Ohio and told her that someone named “Donald” had made him kidnap and rape Rios-Martinez with threats of killing Schwab’s mother.
On April 21, 1991, the police were questioning Schwab’s aunt when Schwab called. The police recorded and traced the phone call with her permission. Upon learning Schwab’s location, the police arrested Schwab in a neighboring Ohio town.
Schwab told police where to find the body of Junny Rios-Martinez, which was discovered in a rural part of the county inside of a footlocker.
Source: Florida Commission on Capital Cases
Schwab was released from prison in March of 1991 after serving three years for sexual assault.
During the same month, a picture of Junny Rios-Martinez, the victim, was published in the newspaper.
Schwab saw the picture and called the family on the phone claiming that he was writing an article on the boy. Through this action and the promise of assisting the boy in a acquiring a contract to represent a surfing company, Schwab became friendly with the boy’s family.
On April 18, 1991, a schoolmate of Junny’s reported that Junny had gotten into a U-Haul truck with a man.
On April 20, 1991, Schwab called his aunt in Ohio and told her that someone named “Donald” had made him kidnap and rape Rios-Martinez with threats of killing Schwab’s mother.
On April 21, 1991, the police were questioning Schwab’s aunt when Schwab called. The police recorded and traced the phone call with her permission. Upon learning Schwab’s location, the police arrested Schwab in a neighboring Ohio town.
Schwab told police where to find the body of Junny Rios-Martinez, which was discovered in a rural part of the county inside of a footlocker.
Source: Florida Commission on Capital Cases