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Left inset: Lhis Brito-Costa (Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office). Right inset: Evelin Enamorado-Cisnado (Facebook). Background: The apartment complex where Evelin Enamorado-Cisnado’s body was found (WSOC).
A DoorDash delivery driver in North Carolina made a chilling discovery after noticing an unpleasant odor emanating from an apartment complex. Upon investigation, the driver was informed by a resident that a deceased woman was concealed in a closet, wrapped in towels. The driver promptly notified the authorities, leading to a tragic revelation.
The victim, identified as 26-year-old Evelin Enamorado-Cisnado, was indeed found in the location described, according to court documents referenced by NBC affiliate WCNC. The DoorDash driver’s keen sense of something amiss was crucial in alerting the police to the situation.
Family members of Enamorado-Cisnado expressed their sorrow and gratitude on social media. One relative posted on Facebook, acknowledging the delivery driver’s role in uncovering the tragedy. They revealed that the crime allegedly stemmed from a love triangle, with Enamorado-Cisnado being murdered by her partner, Lhis Brito-Costa, 23, who discovered her involvement with another individual.
“The pain of knowing someone could so callously end a life, just because my niece chose to move on, is unbearable,” the relative lamented.
The details of the crime are harrowing. Brito-Costa is accused of fatally shooting Enamorado-Cisnado upon learning of her other romantic involvement. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department acted swiftly, arresting Brito-Costa and charging her with first-degree murder after finding Enamorado-Cisnado’s body during a welfare check last Tuesday afternoon.
The person who was delivering the order works for DoorDash and was told by someone at the East Charlotte apartment that Enamorado-Cisnado was dead inside, according to the documents obtained by WCNC. It’s unclear whether Brito-Costa was the person who allegedly told the driver that Enamorado-Cisnado was inside.
“[Brito-Costa] unlawfully, willfully, and feloniously did of malice aforethought kill and murder [Enamorado-Cisnado],” an arrest warrant states.
Brito-Costa was ordered held without bond and is due back in court on April 2.
Enamorado-Cisnado’s relative said she was from Honduras and the family is working to transport her body back there.