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Second Man Indicted in Zuzu Verk's Death, Disappearance

What to Know

  • Zuzu Renee Verk, 22, was reported missing in October 2016 by her boyfriend, two days after he last saw her. Her body was found in February.
  • Robert Fabian, Verk's boyfriend, was named a suspect; police said he's been uncooperative in the investigation.
  • Verk, whose cause of death has not been revealed, was laid to rest in March in Keller.

A Texas grand jury has indicted a second suspect on charges related to the disappearance and death of a missing college student.

A Brewster County grand jury indicted Chris Estrada Friday on charges of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence by concealing a human corpse in the death of Sul Ross State University student Zuzu Verk, the Alpine Police Department said in a Facebook post Friday.

Robert Fabian, Verk's boyfriend at the time of her disappearance, was indicted on first-degree murder charges in March, a month after her body was found in a shallow grave in early February by a border patrol agent.

Verk, who is from Fort Worth, was reported missing on October 12. Neighbors have said they heard Fabian and Verk argue at his Alpine apartment late evening on Oct. 11.

Verk was laid to rest in Keller in March.

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