By Carlos Gonzalez
PUERTO RICO – Félix Verdejo tried to repair the battered relationship he had with his ex-partner Eliz Marie Santiago Sierra the days before the disappearance of Keishla Rodríguez Ortiz in April 2021.
Santiago Sierra occupied the witness chair in the trial that takes place in the Federal Court for the District of Puerto Rico against the ex-boxer for the murder of Rodríguez Ortiz.
Verdejo and Santiago Sierra share a four-year-old girl as a result of the relationship that began in December 2012, but the love affair was wearing out due to, according to her, “the constant infidelities.”
Although she was aware of Verdejo’s lack of loyalty, she continued by his side “out of habit.” However, that changed on April 26, 2021.
“That day, I usually leave early to take Miranda to school, sometimes he (Verdejo) stayed at home, sometimes not. That day I was When I got home he was taking a bath and he didn’t expect him to come back. When I arrive, he entered the room and I realized that his phone was ringing. I take it and see some messages. Some were from Keishla and some were from other girls. They were intimate messages, photos, talking about sex and other things, ”he declared in a silent room of Judge Pedro Delgado Hernández.
“I saw messages that told her that she was going to leave me to be with her,” he lamented.
Santiago Sierra maintained that he claimed Verdejo, who defended himself by insinuating that his contacts with Keishla were spontaneous and limited.
“He told me that it was a momentary relationship. That it was a bitch of a farmhouse. That since she wanted to have sex, he always said yes and looked for her. I told him that he was not going to put up with any more infidelities and he had to leave the house, ”she warned.
Santiago Sierra shared that Verdejo pleaded for his forgiveness, but to no avail.
“He said he loved me, he wanted to be with me and with Miranda. Many times we had a similar conversation. Many times she had forgiven him for her infidelities. I allowed her to stay in the house because she told me that she had nowhere to go,” she stated.
The Public Ministry confronted Santiago Sierra with some exchanges of messages with Verdejo through the WhatsApp application. In them, the expugile tried to obtain the grace of his now ex-partner.
“We met to give me some flowers. We talked about Miranda as necessary, if she had to look for her. Basic things,” said Santiago Sierra.
According to her, it was agreed that Verdejo continued to communicate with Keishla despite his multiple promises to do otherwise. In fact, earlier during the session on Thursday, Verdejo’s defense insinuated that he had romantic relationships with two other women and, in addition, had flirting conversations with the tennis player Mónica Puig.
Santiago Sierra wrote to him on April 27, 2021 that “I have had enough of your lies. He achieved his mission, he has you complete now that you enjoy and go on all your trips without having to hide anymore. They traveled, stayed in hotels and socialized as a family. I’m sorry, but I’m not with you anymore, much less considering that half the world has seen your penis.
Verdejo continued to plead for an opportunity, claiming that he was willing to change.
“Eliz had never seen me in this situation but I come different with a single opportunity I thought I knew everything but I see that if you give me another chance you will be a queen as you deserve,” he wrote.
Santiago Sierra replied that she was only interested in the well-being of the daughter they share.
“I am not the type of woman you are looking for and I will not continue being someone just to please you when at the end of the day you look outside for what I give you. You still became the man I don’t want, ”she insisted.
Santiago Sierra also confirmed that on April 29 at 10:46 am Verdejo sent him a message accompanied by an image.
“Look what I found in the crazy bus,” he wrote along with a photo of Miranda’s toothbrush.
“I told him to throw it away,” he said in court.
Minutes after that message, Verdejo called Santiago Sierra to tell him that Keila Ortiz and Bereliz Hernández Ortiz contacted him looking for Keishla.
“He told me that they called him to tell him that Keishla was missing and that she was pregnant. I told her that she was working, that when she finished with a client she would call. I called him back. He said they were calling him to tell him that Keishla was missing. I told him that he didn’t believe anything and that he was going to call Bereliz. because (Verdejo) always told lies, ”she indicated.
According to Santiago Sierra, he spoke with Bereliz, who confirmed that Keishla did not arrive at work in Carolina as usual that day.
“After that I tried to eat something and went home,” Santiago Sierra closed.
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