After arrest in killing of Arizona dancer found in burning car, her family still has many questions
Following an arrest in the 2023 killing of Mercedes Vega, her mother still remains far from understanding the grim circumstances surrounding the slaying.
Nearly three weeks ago, authorities announced an arrest in the brutal killing of Mercedes Vega, an exotic dancer who was found dead 19 months ago in a burning car on an Arizona highway.
Vega's mother, Erika Pillsbury, says the development has inched her closer to a sense of closure, but she's still far from understanding the grim circumstances surrounding the killing — why her daughter was allegedly kidnapped, why she suffered such a horrific death and who else may have been involved.
"When I finally get all the pieces of this puzzle together, I don’t know if I’ll be more mad, the same amount of mad or less mad," she said in an interview Wednesday.
"I'm sure there are moms out there that don't want to know," she added. "I want to know."
Since the arrest last month of Sencere Hayes, 22, on a charge of first-degree murder in connection with Vega's killing, authorities have offered no details about a possible motive, nor have they discussed Hayes' link to Arizona.
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