▁days ▁earlier , ▁and ▁had ▁also ▁been ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁witness ▁in ▁a ▁federal ▁counter fe iting ▁case , ▁bringing ▁her ▁murder ▁to ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁the ▁F BI . ▁Summer ▁was ▁also ▁around ▁ 5 ▁weeks ▁pre gn ant ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁killed , ▁which ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁ag gra v ating ▁factor ▁at ▁Rod rig uez ' s ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁trial . ▁Rod rig uez ▁was ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁killing ▁via ▁a ▁U PC ▁code ▁on ▁the ▁suit case , ▁and ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁arrested ▁by ▁September ▁ 1 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁identified ▁on ▁C CT V ▁foot age ▁as ▁having ▁bought ▁the ▁suit case ▁from ▁a ▁nearby ▁Wal mart ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁hours ▁of ▁September ▁ 1 2 . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁Jo anna ▁Kath ry n ▁Rog ers ▁were ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁land fill ▁as ▁that ▁of ▁Summer ▁Bald win ▁after ▁an ▁extensive ▁search . ▁Jo anna ▁had ▁been ▁missing ▁since ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁inter rog ation , ▁Rod rig uez ▁claimed ▁that ▁he ▁and ▁Summer ▁entered ▁a ▁hotel ▁room ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁September ▁ 1 1 , ▁had ▁cons ens ual ▁sex ▁through ▁the ▁early ▁hours ▁of ▁September ▁ 1 2 , ▁and ▁that ▁Rod rig uez ▁str ang led ▁her ▁after ▁she ▁pulled ▁a ▁kn ife ▁on ▁him . ▁He ▁told ▁a ▁similar ▁story ▁regarding ▁Rog ers , ▁who ▁he ▁claimed ▁became ▁violent ▁after ▁he