Editing Leticia Lopez (section)

==Investigation==
Police arrested Lopez after becoming convinced Granada's killer was close to her.<ref name="bbc" /> Microscopic blood drops and bone fragments were found in Granada's room.<ref name="iol" /> Detectives were hampered by detergent used to cleanse the scene and fresh paint added to the room.<ref name="bbc" /> A witness reported Lopez washing blood, supposedly menstrual, from Granada's bedding.<ref name="tele" /> However, it wasn't enough and the case collapsed with Lopez freed after 17 months in custody.<ref name="iol" />

The FBI was called in again. FBI investigators used their technology to examine the room, and were able to show blood spatter patterns on the walls and a trail where the body had been dragged out of her room to a rear exit.<ref name="bbc" /> They also found cardboard in Lopez's room which matched that on the body.<ref name="tele" />

In January of 2002 Lopez was finally brought to justice and received a 14-year sentence for the murder.<ref name="iol" />