Henrico Woman Found Dead

This is a horrible news story that more people should know about because the killer is still at large! What's going on with society? Praying for her family...

Chesterfield man sought after pregnant girlfriend's body found in Henrico

Federal, state, and local law enforcement agents were searching Wednesday night for a Chesterfield Countyman charged in the slaying of his nine-months pregnant girlfriend.

Family members of 24-year-old Susana Cisneros, unable to reach her and fearing for her safety, fanned out across West Broad Street near Willow Lawn Shopping Center in the early-morning hours Wednesday.

Their worst fears were confirmed when the woman's lifeless, blood-soaked body turned up under a blanket behind a Hardee's Restaurant in the 5000 block of West Broad Street.

A search warrant described how a Henrico County patrol officer was flagged down shortly after 3 a.m. after the discovery by the Cisneros family, beginning an intense investigation that continued through Wednesday night.

"His name was going to be Christopher," Cisneros' brother said of the infant. "He was due in two weeks." A baby shower was held last week, said her brother, a Richmond-area contractor who asked not to be identified by his full name.

Henrico police said a multi-agency effort is under way to locate Gregory Lewis Nelson Jr., 27, whose home off Cogbill Road in Chesterfield was watched by police all day Wednesday and searched by detectives shortly after 4 p.m.

Nelson is believed to be driving a black Toyota Camry, license XSH-4405. He is 6 feet, 1 inch tall and weighs about 200 pounds.

Nelson, a manager at a Chipotle Mexican Grill where Susana Cisneros had worked and which is across the street from the Hardee's where she was found, was stopped by Chesterfield police for speeding sometime after midnight Wednesday but released, according to Henrico Commonwealth's Attorney Wade A. Kizer.

Kizer said Chesterfield authorities thoroughly checked out Nelson and acted appropriately, but he declined to answer specific questions about precisely when Nelson was stopped or whether he was issued a summons. The traffic stop occurred on Courthouse Road, Kizer said.

Chesterfield police declined to comment.

Cisneros died of sharp-force trauma to the neck, according to the state Medical Examiner's Office; the fetus did not survive. Cisneros may have died hours before she was found about 3:15 a.m. Her family said her cellphone went unanswered as of 1 a.m.

Cisneros had left an apartment near Tuckernuck Drive to meet with Nelson to discuss arrangements after the birth of the baby, according to Cisneros' brother.

Nine family members searched for her; the brother said he first discovered a blood-stained Chevrolet Suburban his sister used two blocks from the Hardee's.

"I used my cellphone to try to light the inside, but I could not see. When the policeman came, I could see the blood everywhere," he said.

At first, Cisneros said, he felt like his sister had possibly gone into labor, and family members rushed to St. Mary's Hospital looking for her. But the brother said he also noticed that no blood was directly below a blood-smeared door.

"I think the truck was moved," he said.

A short time after he found the truck, a sister found Susana's body two blocks away, the brother said.

Nelson and his wife, Jennifer, purchased a home in the 9000 block of Scotts Bluff Lane in July 2009 that is now assessed at $226,300, according to Chesterfield land records. Neighbors said they barely knew the couple but sometimes saw a young child when the couple came and went. Jennifer Nelson could not be reached for comment.

Susana Cisneros had worked for Chipotle since September 2009; she had recently transferred from theChipotle that Nelson managed in the 5000 block of West Broad Street to another Chipotle near Gaskins Road on West Broad Street, which was closer to her apartment.

"We are incredibly saddened by this tragedy and offer our deepest sympathy to Susana's family. Susanawas an adored member of our team and will be dearly missed," Chris Arnold, a Chipotle spokesman, said Wednesday. He said counseling services are being offered to employees having trouble coping with the death.

On Wednesday night, family members of Susana, some of whom also work at Chipotle stores, attended theAsh Wednesday service, celebrated in Spanish, at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Richmond.

Susana Cisneros' brother said he was the first of the family to move to the United States from Zacatecas,Mexico, about 20 years ago when he was 14 years old. He has since gained legal status and operates a contracting company. His father, mother, six sisters and a brother all joined him as he became more able to accommodate them. Susana had been in the country only a few years.

"It is very sad for us all," he said. "She was a happy person, always laughing."