Pueblo Woman, 8 Months Pregnant, Found Murdered In Home

PUEBLO, Colo. (CBS4) - A Pueblo woman who was eight months pregnant was murdered, Pueblo police said after they found her body inside her home on Monday.

Phenia Martinez and Joseph Romero (credit: KKTV)

Phenia Martinez, 25, was reported missing on Friday after she didn't pick up her children from school and missed a doctor appointment.

Police said they're searching for Martinez's boyfriend, 56-year-old Joseph Romero, with whom Martinez shared a home on West 13th Street. He's wanted on second-degree murder charges.

Autopsy results are pending.

Police earlier said Romero may be driving a gray 1992 Dodge Dakota with license plate number 720-QFB.

Anyone with information is asked to call Pueblo police or Crime Stoppers at 719-542-STOP.

(credit: Pueblo Police Department)
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