A potential serial killer has been caught after he was pulled over during a traffic stop for driving with a suspended license on Friday, according to authorities.
Carlos Yadiel Baez-Nieves, 25, was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder after allegedly having sex with two women believed to be prostitutes, strangling them to death, and then dumping their bodies at the same intersection about a month apart, Orange County Sheriff John Mina announced at a press conference Monday morning.
Baez-Nieves is accused of killing 41-year-old Fatia Flowers and 44-year-old Nichole Daniels, whom Sheriff Mina described as "transient" women who "traded sex for money."
Upon being interviewed, Baez-Nieves confessed to killing both Flowers and Daniels, according to Fox 35 Orlando.
He initially said Daniels had attacked him first, and during the fight, he allegedly choked her for "possibly taking money from his wallet."
In the case of Flowers, Baez-Nieves pointed to "rough sex" as the cause of death.
"He killed two women in a month's time, so to me, that is the definition of a serial killer," Mina added.
During a Monday morning press conference, Mina elaborated on the arrest:
"He targeted women who he clearly thought would not be missed. He murdered them and dumped their bodies on the side of the road like they were trash."
On March 14, Flower's naked body was found at the intersection of Trevarthon Road and Harrell Road, while the nude body of Daniels was discovered on April 17.
The women dumped at the same location prompted an investigation that found similarities between both murders, including that both victims are transient in the East Orlando area, both have a history of narcotics use, and both were discovered to be mostly nude.
It remains unclear why Baez-Nieves allegedly dumped both bodies at this intersection. However, authorities stated he lives within a few miles of the intersection.
