May 16, 2008 1:32 pm US/Eastern
Husband Of Slashed Woman Found In Car Surrenders
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Authorities are searching for William Davila for questioning in the death of his estranged wife, 39-year-old Leonida Davila.
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Police say the man wanted in the stabbing death of his estranged wife, whose body was found dumped in a Manhattan parking garage, surrendered to authorities on Friday. Police said 42-year-old William Davila was in custody, and that charges were pending. The victim, identified as Leonida Davila, 39, of the Bronx, was found at 11:50 p.m. Tuesday night in the front of a black Chevy Suburban on the second floor of the garage located on Essex Street near Delancey.
Police were alerted to the scene by a 911 call made from the garage, in which the caller said there was an unconscious woman.
Investigators say Davila's neck was slashed when she was found. EMS responded and pronounced her dead at the scene. The wife had been stabbed several times in the head, neck and body. Authorities said she and her husband had a long history of domestic violence.
"This is very shocking to me. Totally surprising. I am totally shocked," said Ellen Morris, Davila's neighbor.
Police conducted a weapons search inside the garage Wednesday morning. They used surveillance videotapes to determine when the black Suburban arrived at the garage.
Neighbors say the victim was raising her two children alone after the recent breakup of her marriage.
"She was a nice Hispanic woman, very warn. I hadn't seen her in a while. The last time I'd seen her she was broken," said Davila's neighbor Judine Joyner.
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