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Nearly 7 hours after arriving with Haley, Orlando is seen clearing the driveway of garbage and leaving, alone.

Using a receipt they found in his apartment, police tracked his movements to a local pharmacy, where he purchased ZzzQuil and melatonin— two sleeping aids. Orlando then returned to his apartment, where security cameras didn't pick him up for another 7 hours. Steve Cornwell : You could see he's walking in the direction of where the basement is. Investigators believe Orlando tried to hang himself in his apartment, using hooks that were stored in the basement. But in his failed attempt, they believe he fell and hurt himself.

Steve Cornwell : You can see some blood on the floor. You can see a tie hanging from a doorway. Detectives also found a note written in Spanish, which begins: "lamento mucho esto. I never felt I could be capable of doing this. Investigators thought it read like a killer's confession and suicide note.

But 16 hours before Haley's body was discovered, Orlando left his apartment one last time, with his luggage, and drove over three hours to New York's JFK International Airport. With his head bandaged, possibly from that alleged suicide attempt, Orlando boarded a plane and headed home to Nicaragua.

Steve Cornwell : When I learned he was in Nicaragua, before we could get to him, the first thing I thought was, "No way. It was now up to Nicaraguan authorities to capture a fugitive with dual citizenship. Steve Cornwell : I don't know what our relationships are with Nicaragua. But if he fled there, and we don't have a way to get him back, because he's a — has dual citizenship, this is not gonna be good.

A "48 Hours" team traveled to Managua, Nicaragua, with the help of risk advisor Nick Copeland and Nicaraguan journalist Alfonso Flores, to retrace Orlando's steps, starting with where he landed. Maria Elena Salinas : Who picked him up at the airport in Nicaragua?

We decided to drive to Orlando's hometown as well, mindful of the political unrest and animosity toward the media in the countryside. For several days, Orlando allegedly hid out in the small town in the house where he grew up, across the street from the church his family once attended. Steve Cornwell : We had no communication with anybody in … the government of Nicaragua at that point for those few days.

Then, four days after his arrival, Orlando's mother drove him an hour south, to the much larger city of Leon, to get medical attention. According to the police report, Orlando Tercero was brought to a hospital with self-inflicted wounds, implying that he tried to take his own life.

It's possible that someone here recognized the fugitive — the story had been in the news for days. The next day in Managua, police held a press conference informing the world that Orlando Tercero was in custody and put him on display for all to see.

Steve Cornwell : They showed Orlando Tercero. We knew he was there. So, you know, my thought was … "What do I do now? Now in custody, Orlando had yet to be charged with a crime by Nicaraguan authorities. An international fight for justice had only just begun. Less than a week after Orlando Tercero's arrest, Haley's family and friends gathered in her hometown in New York to lay her to rest. Karen Anderson : Everything after that was just a blur, you know.

And I just can't even — I don't — I mean, the funeral, I can't even remember who was there. Just two months later, another heart-wrenching day … the one on which Haley would have graduated from Binghamton University — fulfilling her dream of becoming a nurse. Karen Anderson : It was probably the saddest day … Just you walk in and there's a picture of her on a chair.

Haley's father, Karen's ex-husband, Gordon Anderson, accepted his daughter's diploma in her honor. Gordon Anderson : I guess the reason why I wanted to do that is because I couldn't see her walk up and get it. As Haley's family was struggling to come to terms with their new reality, the fight to extradite Orlando to the U. Broome County District Attorney Steve Cornwell immediately took steps to secure a second-degree murder indictment against him.

Maria Elena Salinas : You wanted him to be extradited and face the authorities here. And I wanted to see him. I wanted to be face-to-face with him. But it wouldn't be that simple. Remember, Orlando had dual citizenship in the U. And an existing treaty does not require either country to extradite one of its own.

The effort would stretch on for a year-and-a-half until September , when Steve Cornwell says he got a call from the Department of Justice. Steve Cornwell : I was told, "Good news, bad news situation. Steve Cornwell : They're willing to try him in Nicaragua. In the U. In Nicaragua, he would be charged with committing a crime that doesn't even exist here: femicide. It is defined specifically as the murder of a woman with whom the perpetrator had a relationship.

Maria Elena Salinas : Daniel, do you think your best friend was capable of killing someone? Juan David Aleman: [translated] He had the best prospects of our whole high school class. Estephanie Moroney : [translated] He's someone that, if you're ever feeling down, he finds a way to get the biggest smile out of you.

Unlike in the U. Steve Cornwell was starting to get nervous. Steve Cornwell : I was concerned — are we gonna get a trial, or is it gonna be a show trial? Then, a glimmer of hope. Cornwell and his office were asked to assist the Nicaraguan prosecution team. Steve Cornwell : We had eight days to prepare for trial. Eight days. Steve Cornwell : So, the Nicaraguan authorities agreed that we could use teleconferencing. The entire trial would be conducted through teleconferencing.

Witnesses would testify from the Broome County D. On October 1, , the trial began with Haley's mother Karen as the prosecution's first witness. Maria Elena Salinas : What did you think when you saw him? What did you feel when you saw him? Karen Anderson : I felt sad that he ruined so many people's lives.

And then as the trial went on, I became much more and more angry because he acted very arrogant … and almost as if he was there and he was bored. Kevin Ocampo, Haley's ex-boyfriend, also took the stand telling the judge about that time Haley's tires were slashed:. But it was Binghamton Police Investigator Carl Peters who methodically took the judge through all the evidence, including all the seemingly damning surveillance footage:.

The judge also heard from Dr. James Terzian, the pathologist who conducted Haley's autopsy and determined the cause of death to be asphyxiation by neck compression. For District Attorney Steve Cornwell, the evidence was overwhelming. Steve Cornwell : He choked her to death.

And left her there to rot … That is a sick, disturbed man that could take advantage of somebody he claimed to love … and kill her because he couldn't have her. But Orlando's defense attorney had yet to present his case—and was about to argue that Orlando was temporarily insane at the time of the crime. Maria Elena Salinas : Did you at any point feel that maybe he's gonna get off?

Were you worried? Karen Anderson : The only thing I was worried a little bit about was the insanity plea. Orlando's defense attorney, Eduardo Rubi, argued that due to the influence of alcohol, Orlando was temporarily insane at the time of Haley Anderson's murder.

And in an effort to prove it, he called a psychiatrist as his first and only witness. Ronald Lopez Aguilar, who was appointed by the court, testified that Orlando told him he had no recollection of what happened, claiming he woke up after a night of heavy drinking to find Haley dead. But the expert couldn't verify whether any of that was true and said there's no way to tell what Orlando's state of mind was at the time of the murder.

Instead, he could only say there was nothing wrong with the defendant's current mental state. Steve Cornwell : It's indefensible.

It was an indefensible case. There is no evidence that he was drunk or on drugs. There's no evidence that he had some sleepwalking disorder and, you know, commits murder in his sleep. After both sides rested, Judge Fabiola Betancourt did something that would never happen in the U. She was an aspiring nurse and had her whole life to look forward to.

She was and still is my best friend. So, thank you for listening and letting me speak on behalf of my daughter. Then, it was over, and Steve Cornwell expected at least a day of deliberation. Instead, the judge shocked him by saying she would return with her verdict after a brief recess.

Steve Cornwell : It was a surprise. That's not the way our system works. I'm gonna, you know, deliberate on my own and write a decision. After a tense 90 minutes, the judge returned with a bold statement.

Denouncing violence against women and advocating for equal rights, she said Orlando "disposed" of Haley because he did not accept that she had control over herself.

Then, came the words Haley's family had been waiting for: guilty of femicide. Her parents were advised to try not to show any emotion in front of the cameras.

Maria Elena Salinas: When the verdict finally came in and he was found guilty, what did you think and how did you feel?

Karen Anderson : I was — I mean, it's so hard to say. It doesn't bring her back and it doesn't give you that sense of —you don't really feel better, but you do feel like you can close the book on that chapter now and start trying to move forward and heal. Karen was once again given the opportunity to address the court.

This time, she spoke directly to Orlando:. Two weeks later, Orlando Tercero was sentenced. In her decision, Judge Betancourt said Tercero took it upon himself to "punish" Haley for rejecting him.

Then, she punished him with the maximum of 30 years in prison. Karen Anderson : I couldn't believe it. I was so happy … that we could work with this other country and that … the prosecuting attorney did such a good job and was so passionate about this conviction.

And the judge and — it was just amazing to me. Steve Cornwell : We owe the Nicaraguan authorities, the prosecutor, the court system. We owe them tremendous thanks and they have my gratitude for the rest of my life. Estephanie Moroney : [translated] To see that they gave my friend a sentence that's the maximum here, right? It's very hard. None of Orlando's friends have seen him since his conviction, but some have received phone calls and letters — including Ashley Lopez.

Ashley Lopez : [translated] I feel like his faith has grown a lot more… in God, so much. He always asks me to keep him in my prayers and to be positive.

Estephanie Moroney : [translated]: I stand firm in saying that no… he wasn't really guilty. I feel like they're missing something. Another of Orlando's high school friends — who asked to remain anonymous — suspects there is truth to Orlando's defense that he was not in his right mind when Haley was killed. Friend : [translated]. She is believed to have gone there after a night of drinking with her friends.

As they reached there, no one was there. So, they climbed in through the window to find her body. Tercero, after killing Anderson, escaped on the next flight to Nicaragua. He sent a frantic text to his sister that almost sounded like he was on the verge of killing himself. After his sister made a call to the police and subsequent searches led to the truth of what happened, he was finally caught in Nicaragua.

He was in a psychiatric hospital in Nicaragua for attempting to commit suicide. Soon after, he was sent to trial, which meant that he could be sentenced to life in prison. However, this sentence was shortened to 30 years in prison. Though he was charged and sent to prison in Nicaragua, he still has pending charges against him in the US. The crime was deemed to be a result of intense jealousy, and Tercero was held accountable for femicide.

Femicide is a sex-based crime based on hate. After being sentenced to 30 years in prison post-conviction, in March , Tercero applied for a shorter sentence, which was denied. After the rejection of his plea, Tercero continues to serve his sentence in a Nicaraguan prison. Richy Maria Jacob.