Person of interest in New York college student's death fled to Nicaragua, police say
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}An ex-boyfriend of a Binghamton University nursing student who died last week fled to Nicaragua before police discovered the 22-year-old woman's body in an off-campus residence, officials said on Monday.
Orlando E. Tercero, 22, was identified as the person of interest in the death of Haley Anderson, a senior at the State University of New York at Binghamton, police said, according to FOX40. Anderson’s body was found while police were responding to a request for a welfare check Friday afternoon.
Tercero, also a nursing student, previously had a romantic relationship with Anderson. The extent of their relationship was not disclosed. He fled to Nicaragua just before Anderson was found dead.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Haley Anderson, a senior at Binghamton University, was found dead Friday afternoon. (FOX40)
“This incident and the circumstances of the death was not a random act or involving the conduct of a stranger,” Binghamton police said in an earlier news release.
Anderson’s cause of death was not released. The 22-year-old, who was expected to graduate in May, was described by friends as a “very good girl.”
"She was a very good girl. She was friendly, joked around, we had a good time together,” Athena Anadnostakos, who was Anderson’s co-worker at Jazzman's Cafe on campus, told FOX40.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Binghamton University said it was “deeply saddened” by Anderson’s death. The university’s Decker School of Nursing canceled classes on Monday to mourn her death, according to WBNG.
A GoFundMe page was set up to support Anderson's family.