Man charged after ex-girlfriend's body found in Busse Woods: Mount Prospect police

Tuesday, November 12, 2024
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. (WLS) -- A man has been charged after his former girlfriend's body was found in a suburban forest preserve.

Atalia Martinez, 23, was found dead on Saturday in Busse Woods. She had been missing from Mount Prospect.



Mount Prospect police say her ex-boyfriend, Juan Pio Toto, told them that he and Martinez had an argument, and that Martinez fell and hit her head.

He then allegedly drove to a wooded area and left Martinez's body there.



Pio Toto is charged with "concealment of death."
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