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BCA Offers Reward For Information On Man Charged With Murdering Wife

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is offering a reward for information about a man charged with murdering his wife in 2011.

A grand jury charged José Fernando Muñoz-Teran, 34, with murdering his wife, Renata Fernandez-Ramon. The murder occurred on or around October 7, 2011. On that day, Muñoz-Teran picked up their children from school and told staff he was moving to Mexico, according to the BCA.

About a month and a half later, on November 24, Fernandez-Ramon's body was found buried in Big Stone County. The death was ruled a homicide.

Investigators believe the 10 and 12-year-old children are with Muñoz-Teran.

Muñoz-Teran is 5-feet-6-inches tall, 170 pounds with brown eyes and hair. He has tattoos on his right arm and both legs. The BCA says he has connections  to Minneapolis and Ortonville; Milbank, South Dakota; and Mexico.

The BCA is offering a $1,000 reward for information. To submit tips anonymously, click here, email bca.coldcase@state.mn.us or call 877-996-6222. You can also call 1-800-222-8477 or text your tip to 264637. Include "Tip674" with your tip.

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