EL DORADO, Kan. — A man suspected in the slaying of a college student who led a secret life as an Internet porn performer was arrested Wednesday in Mexico, authorities said.
Israel Mireles, 24, was arrested on a Butler County homicide warrant at a relative’s home in Melchor Muzquiz. Mireles has been charged with capital murder, rape and aggravated criminal sodomy in the death of 18-year-old Emily Sander, Butler County prosecutor Jan Satterfield said.
Investigators believe Sander’s killing was planned, she said. Sander was last seen alive on Nov. 23 when she left an El Dorado bar with a man police identified as Mireles. The disappearance of the Butler Community College student drew nationwide attention after the discovery that she also led a secret life as an Internet pornography model named Zoey Zane.
Her body was found six days later, about 50 miles east of El Dorado.
Satterfield said her office had to promise Mexican authorities it would not seek the death penalty for Mireles.
