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Apache Junction police arrested 32-year-old Pedro Espinoza Torres after an 18-year-old neighbor escaped an armed kidnapping and left bloody fingerprints to guide investigators.
Authorities discovered a video on the suspect's cellphone showing someone filming a young woman through a window, prompting a search for additional potential victims.
Espinoza Torres, a food delivery driver with no prior major criminal record in Arizona, faces felony kidnapping, aggravated assault, and sexual abuse charges.
APACHE JUNCTION, Ariz. - New exclusive surveillance video shows the moment Apache Junction police say 32-year-old Pedro Espinoza Torres kidnapped his 18-year-old neighbor at gunpoint on Sept. 24, holding her captive just a few doors down. During that time, police say she was secretly building a trail for investigators.
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"An example of what she did was take her fingerprints, her bloody fingerprints, and put them on walls in inconspicuous places," said Cmdr. Cindy Ewer of the Apache Junction Police Department. "She was very detailed in her memory of what the house looked like and the rooms that she was in."
Ewer went on to say...

