A New Jersey mother-of-four was found dead in a dumpster in Pennsylvania after failing to show up for work, authorities said.
Lucrecia Jadan Sumba, 39, was discovered in a dumpster in Coopersburg, Pennsylvania on Saturday, days after she was reported missing in Elizabeth.
The victim’s boss and coworkers at a local nail salon grew worried when she missed work because it was “very unusual for her not to show up to work or call to inform if she was not able to go to work.”
Sumba was reported missing on Jan. 9. The following day, Elizabeth Police officers conducted a search of her house.
“Police officers notified the family that the house was a crime scene,” a GoFundMe for the family said.
“They were not allowed to stay there until investigations were over.”
An autopsy determined that the mother died of sharp force injuries. Her death was ruled a homicide.
Sumba’s husband, 42-year-old Rolando Corte, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.
Sumba came to the US from Ecuador in 2021 and worked as a housecleaner, babysitter, and ultimately, at the nail salon.
“A very hardworking woman, raising her children with love and sacrifices, Lucrecia Elizabeth decided to come to the United States looking for a better future for her family,” the GoFundMe states.
