Charlie Malzahn will spend the rest of his life in prison for killing an Arizona elementary school teacher after she bailed him out of jail.
Malzahn, previously pleaded guilty in June to first-degree murder, abandonment of a body among other charges in the death of Cathryn Gorospe. Capital punishment as a sentencing option for Malzahn in exchange for his plea.
On Sunday October 8, 2017, at 3:47 PM, Ms. Gorospe was reported missing by her roommate. According to the roommate, Ms. Gorospe was going to bond Malzahn, out of Jail, eat dinner and then travel back to Phoenix with him. The roommate reported she has not seen or heard from Gorospe since. The roommate said she felt something was wrong, because it was unlike Ms. Gorospe to do this and not make arrangements for someone to care for her dog. Investigators were able to determine Ms. Gorospe bonded Malzahn out of Jail at about 10:12 p.m. on Friday.
On Monday October 9th, at about 1:30 a.m., Phoenix Police Department spotted Ms. Gorospe’s vehicle. Once the vehicle was spotted, Malzahn tried to flee from them, and a pursuit ensued. Malzahn crashed the vehicle and was taken into custody. Malzahn has not provided investigators any information about the whereabouts of Ms. Gorospe.
On October 13, 2017, authorities discovered the remains of Ms. Gorospe.