Suspects in NYC woman's murder case arrested in Central Pennsylvania

DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa — This story has been updated with new information to reflect the suspects' proper ages.

A woman police believe was killed by squatters in New York City now has connections with Central Pennsylvania.

According to court documents obtained by CBS 21, the driver of the Lexus involved in the crash initially provided a false name and claimed to be a York County resident.

It was later revealed that the vehicle belonged to the victim, 52-year-old Nadia Vitels.

The two suspects in the car, 19-year-old Halley Tejada and Kensly Alston were then arrested this morning in York County by U.S. Marshalls.

Lower Paxton Township Police said the female suspect is a juvenile but did not specify her age.

They have not been charged in connection with Vitels’ murder; police have only named them persons of interest.

Tejada and Alston have both been extradited back to Dauphin County – where they’re facing charges in connection with the stolen vehicle.

Vitels had just returned from Spain to her mother’s empty apartment in New York City.

It had been vacant for months after the death of her mother.

Police say Vitels' body was discovered on March 14th, hidden in a duffel bag in a closet.

Family members entered the apartment and found her body when they couldn't reach her.

“The male pointed to the closet, he said he believed that there's a body in the bag. And all of her clothes were down, so you really couldn't see the bag. You could see partially, a little bit.”

The superintendent of the apartment building, Jean Pompee, described what he saw, saying, “The male pointed to the closet, he said he believed that there's a body in the bag. All of her clothes were down, so you really couldn't see the bag. You could see partially, a little bit.”

New York City investigators believe Vitels encountered the suspects, possibly squatting in her mother's empty apartment.

They say surveillance footage captured Tejada and Alston leaving Vitels' apartment on the day of her murder.

Her death, ruled a homicide due to blunt force trauma, has left her family devastated.

At Vitels’ funeral, her son, Michael Medvedev, commented, “You will continue to be my role model. You’ve shown me what it’s like to be an incredible child, the perfect parent, a loyal, warm bestfriend. I love you mama and I’m going to make you so proud.”