Funeral Service For Murdered Teen Girl, Body Found At Homestead Construction Site
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Family and friends of 18-year old Tiffany Cabreja will gather Monday in Homestead to lay her to rest.
A funeral service for Cabreja will be held at noon at the Palms Woodlawn Funeral Home and Cemetery.
Cabreja's body was found a southwest Miami-Dade construction site on September 21st.
Last Friday, police arrested Fernando Granados who was charged with second degree murder.
Granados lives just a few blocks away from the construction site where Cabreja's body was found.
Miami-Dade Police spokesman, Detective Roy Rutland said that it appeared that Granados "was under the influence of crack and killed her."
Police say Granados was picked up by police on Thursday after a tip that he had told a friend that he had killed Cabreja. During his interrogation, police say he confessed and said he had an accomplice.
Police say he said he smoked crack at a Leisure City Park and then left the park with Cabreja. Granados reportedly strangled Cabreja and his accomplice beat her. A ligature or cord was found wrapped around Cabreja's neck and there was a bag over her head.
Police say she died of ligature strangulation and blunt force trauma.
Miami-Dade Police has not named the 2nd suspect in this case.
