Major update in mystery death of student, 19, found shot dead on roadside after ‘new evidence’ 12 years on

A COUPLE has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a student 12 years ago after cops reportedly discovered new evidence.

Argentine immigrant German “Luis” Clerici, 19, was reported missing on February 1 2010 before a woman found his body days later in rural Kansas.

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Cops believe Clerici was killed before his body was dumped.

More than a decade later, cops arrested Kristopher and Candace Valadez, 32, on murder charges.

Butler County Sheriff Monty Hughey revealed that officers had uncovered new evidence but didn’t share its contents, The Daily Beast reported.

Police records reveal that they were arrested in Greenville County, South Carolina last month and will be extradited to Kansas.

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Clerici’s girlfriend Shauna McKee reportedly posted online that she knew the pair from her time working at a KwikTrip gas station.

A company official told the Daily Beast that Candace is an area supervisor.

They didn’t reveal how long she’s been employed by the company.

Cops found Clerici’s body on a dirt track on February 6, 2010.

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He was last seen on January 29 and his phone was not used after January 30.

Police said that his shoes were clean and his wallet was still in his pocket, the Wichita Eagle reported.

Cops said this meant they could rule out a robbery gone wrong as they tried to establish the motive for the killing.

Police do not know why Clerici was targeted.

McKee told the Wichita Eagle at the time that she and Clerici were going to move into a new home.

She said: “I have no idea what happened. This is a complete and total shock to me – for everyone.”

Officers found Clerici’s car around four months after his body was found, The State revealed.

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Lacey Rowe, who worked at the college where Clerici studied, said he was “always a gentleman”.

She said he was ambitious and had a “drive to do well”.

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