Girlfriend, Accomplice Indicted In Infamous Cold Case Murder: DA

YONKERS, NY — Nearly a decade of persistence and fresh eyes from cold case investigators paid off with grand jury murder indictments in connection with a 2012 homicide investigation.

Bronx resident Wanda Veguilla and Yonkers resident John Torres were indicted in connection with the murder of 26-year-old Pamela Graddick, Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah announced on Tuesday.

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Veguilla was indicted by a Westchester County grand jury for murder. The 41-year-old was also indicted on a felony count of tampering with physical evidence.

Torres is facing three felony counts. The 30-year-old was indicted for criminal facilitation in the second degree, hindering prosecution in the first degree and tampering with physical evidence, all felonies.

Veguilla was arraigned on March 1. Torres was arraigned on Tuesday.

The indictment alleges that Veguilla, the victim’s girlfriend, fatally shot Graddick in the apartment they shared on Morris Avenue in the Bronx. Following the shooting, Veguilla and Torres disposed of her body in a wooded area in Yonkers, where it was eventually discovered by members of the Yonkers Police Department on September 4, 2012.

Yonkers police arrested Veguilla on January 23, 2022 and Torres on January 25, 2022, following a collaborative investigation with the District Attorney’s Office Cold Case Bureau.

"The passage of time only reinforces our commitment to solving these heinous crimes," Commissioner John J. Mueller said at the time. "The Yonkers Police prides itself on focusing on victims and their families and doing whatever we can to deliver justice for them. I hope that these arrests bring some degree of closure to Pamela's family and friends; and I applaud the extraordinary efforts of our Cold Case Detectives in closing out this case after so many years — well done."

The case is being prosecuted by Cold Case Bureau Chief Laura Murphy.