Article From Fort Myers Florida Javier Torres claims his wife, Cindy Lynn Warner, took drugs and he found her not breathing. At first it was thought to be an overdose but through investigation and autopsy it was discovered that she died of strangulation.
Man arrested in girlfriend's death LEE COUNTY: A Fort Myers man was arrested for the January death of his girlfriend. Lee County deputies say on January 31, they took a call and went to 5141 Tice Street in Fort Myers in reference to a death investigation. When they got there, they found the body of 28-year-old Cindy Warner. Javier Torres, 37, was also at the home when deputies arrived. He told them he was Warner's boyfriend. He told deputies that his girlfriend was complaining about a headache the night before and took some powder cocaine and Oxycontin before falling asleep. He went on to say that when he woke up, he saw that she wasn't breathing. He said he tried to perform CPR, but it wasn't working so he called 9-1-1. But by the time emergency responders arrived, she was already dead. Her body was then given to the medical examiner to find out an exact cause of death. Deputies say their initial findings suggested Warner died because of an apparent drug overdose. But, they say, the results of the autopsy told a different story. The medical examiner said Warner was strangled. An investigation revealed that Torres was the only person with Warner when she died. So once a warrant was approved for his arrest, he was arrested without any problems. Torres was charged with Manslaughter - a second degree felony.
Man who strangled his girlfriend, convicted of manslaughterFORT MYERS, Fla. - Javier Torres was charged with killing his girlfriend. On Wednesday, he was convicted of manslaughter by a jury.
In June of 2009, Torres as high on drugs when he strangled his girlfriend, Cindy Warner, and killed her. He told deputies that Warner used cocaine and Oxycontin and died of an overdose. An autopsy concluded that she died of strangulation.
Torres sentencing hearing will be on September 20. He faces up to 15 years in prison.
