BOSTON (WHDH) - State police detectives are working with authorities in Kenya to find a man wanted in connection with the death of a woman found in a garage at Logan Airport Wednesday night.
The Suffolk County District Attorney’s office and Massachusetts State Police announced the developments Thursday afternoon, hours after officials said troopers found the woman dead in a car in the garage around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The woman has been identified as Margaret Mbitu, 31, of Whitman. Officials said 40-year-old Kevin Kangethe is now wanted for her homicide.
While authorities have an arrest warrant, Kangethe was not in custody as of Thursday afternoon. Officials said investigators determined Kangethe had boarded a flight to Kenya.
Sources said Mbitu’s body was not hidden, instead left in the passenger seating area of a vehicle in the parking garage.
While the police investigation continued, 7NEWS also learned police reviewed security video both in the garage and inside Logan Airport terminals.
Family members said Mbitu went by the nickname “Maggie.” Her family said they reported her missing after her employer called Tuesday morning and said she had not shown up for her nursing job in Halifax. Missing person posters soon shared online said Mbitu was last seen around 11 p.m. on Monday as she left her workplace.
State police and the Suffolk DA’s office said Kangethe and Mbitu are believed to have known each other, adding this homicide is not believed to have been a random act.
“There is no threat to the public or to Logan Airport travelers,” officials said.
Back in Whitman, family members said they were heartbroken after learning of their loved one’s death.
“She was the most lovely, soft-spoken, beautiful, happy, go lucky kind of girl — the most friendly person we know,” said Mbitu’s cousin, Virginia Ndunga.
“Obviously, we’re devastated,” Ndunga said. “We love her.”
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