A chilling murder mystery that began with a carjacking and fiery wreck in Florida has taken a jaw-dropping turn uncovering a massive drug money laundering operation tied to a Colombian cartel and a husband-wife duo caught in the middle.
In April of last year, 41-year-old Katherine Aguasvivas was abducted at an intersection near Winter Springs. Surveillance footage captured the horrifying moment a man forced his way into her vehicle and took off. Hours later, her lifeless body was found in her scorched car, abandoned at a construction site in Boggy Creek, Osceola County.
Authorities now believe this was no random act of violence. Investigators say Katherine was intentionally targeted due to her involvement in a major drug money courier operation allegedly organized by her estranged husband, Miguel Aguasvivas.
According to federal documents and court records, Katherine had traveled from her home in Homestead to Central Florida that day to pick up $170,000 in drug proceeds from a man named Giovany Crespo Hernandez. Unbeknownst to her, Crespo, along with two other suspects… Jordanish Torres Garcia and Kevin Ocasio Justiniano… were allegedly plotting to rob and murder her.
Law enforcement later discovered that Miguel Aguasvivas had been under investigation by the DEA for running a high-stakes money laundering operation. He allegedly used couriers… including his wife… to pick up drug cash and transport it to what he believed was a legitimate launderer. That contact turned out to be an undercover DEA agent. The scheme aimed to convert dirty money into cryptocurrency before funneling it to drug networks in Colombia.
While Miguel and Katherine were separated at the time, he reportedly allowed her to continue running drug money pickups as a way to support herself. Sources say she made roughly $1,000 per trip… enough to cover rent and bills. In total, she’s believed to have made more than 10 trips to Orlando to retrieve cartel funds.
Originally, Miguel was expected to make the trip himself on the day of Katherine’s murder, but he canceled… leaving her to take on the fatal job.
Miguel Aguasvivas has since been charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering and faces up to 20 years behind bars and a $500,000 fine under a plea agreement. He is scheduled to appear in federal court this Friday, where a judge will determine whether to accept the deal.
This twisted tale of betrayal, drug money, and deadly deceit has rocked both law enforcement and the local community… revealing just how deep organized crime can reach into everyday lives.
