Varun Batchigari
Coverage of Varun Batchigari in the Nexus archive.
- Repeat offender accused of college student’s murder was known ‘threat’ after prior arrest: victim’s mom
University of Arizona student Julissa Salazar was found strangled to death near campus. Her alleged killer, Varun Batchigari, boarded a flight out of the U.S., but law enforcement captured him in Berlin, Germany. Federal sources report that Batchigari entered the US on an F-1 student visa and that his alleged motive may have been tied to a breakup with Salazar.
- Man accused of killing girlfriend who planned to break up with him then fleeing the country
A 20-year-old man, Varun Batchigari, was accused of first-degree murder and kidnapping after his girlfriend, Julissa Rubi Salazar, planned to break up with him. He fled the country but was arrested in Germany awaiting extradition back to Pima County, Arizona.
- Man accused of killing girlfriend who planned to break up with him then fleeing the country
Varun Batchigari has been arrested in Germany after fleeing Arizona following the death of his girlfriend, Julissa Rubi Salazar. Batchigari is facing charges of first-degree murder and kidnapping related to Salazar's death. Police reported that Salazar was found dead with signs of trauma in her Tucson apartment.
- Man accused of killing girlfriend who planned to break up with him then fleeing the country
Varun Batchigari is accused of killing his girlfriend, Julissa Rubi Salazar, after she planned to break up with him. After allegedly strangling her in her Tucson apartment, he stole her belongings and fled to Germany. The suspect was subsequently arrested there by the FBI, facing charges of first-degree murder and kidnapping.