[UA] A heartwarming Valentine's Story

[Hammons, Jade]

NEW YORK (AP) -- A 20-year-old woman who turned down her boyfriend's marriage proposal on Valentine's Day was found stabbed to death, her heart cut out of her body. Police arrested the boyfriend a short time later. 

The body of Betzaida Eva Madera, her throat slashed and a gaping hole in her chest, was found Tuesday in the dining area of the apartment she shared with her parents and sister. 

Wilfredo Lopez, 25, was arrested on suspicion of murder after his aunt called emergency services to say he had left a suicide note and had a gun. Authorities said he told police he had hurt Madera. 

Authorities said two bloody kitchen knives were found in the bathroom. The couple had an 18-month-old son, who was at a baby sitter's home at the time

Jade Hammons
"Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal." - Albert Camus