January 3, 2013 12:27 PM
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Police say murder suspect Juan Ramirez encased victim's body in concrete
CBS News
Juan Manuel Ramirez, also known as Juan Alberto Galviz, appeared in court Wednesday, but his arraignment was postponed until Jan. 23.
Ramirez was arrested shortly after the body of a man was found encased in a newly poured concrete floor inside a business in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. Following a phone tip, Whittier police used cadaver dogs to locate the body and a coroner's excavation team retrieved it Monday.
Prosecutors have withheld the victim's name because his family has not been notified.
Ramirez is also charged with special allegation that he personally discharged a shotgun. If convicted, he faces up to life in prison.
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