TikTok Campaign Leads to California Murder Suspect's Arrest; Tips Direct California Authorities in Mexican Resort

After a 19-year-old woman was stabbed to death outside her family's Southern California apartment in February, the main suspect was finally arrested with the help of video sharing site TikTok.

Authorities immediately suspected the victim's ex-boyfriend, Victor Sosa, in Daisy De La O's death. However, Sosa was already in the wind before authorities figured it out.

According to ABC7 News, after they have heard the news about the immediate suspect, friends of the victim launched their own campaign on TikTok and Instagram. The friends of the murder victim posted the photo of Daisy to let social media users know about the story. Daisy's friends used the hashtag '#JusticeforDaisy' with photos of suspect Victor Sosa to locate him.

The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department detectives tracked every lead to resolve the case. Lt. Charles Calderaro stated that the suspect, Victor Sosa was on the run, and detectives worked with several agencies to have his location.

While authorities were tracking the suspect, the TikTok video posted by Daisy's friends spread online. Someone recognized him from the friends' social media campaign and spotted him working at the Rosarito bar and nightclub 'Papas & Beer.'

Based on Lt. Calderaro, Papas & Beer was like a tourist-type restaurant bar in Mexico. Based on the information that the authorities have gathered, Sosa had been working in the bar for several weeks.

Susana Salas, the mother of the 19-year-old murder victim, stated that a tipster sent a message to a friend of Daisy that the suspect was just living his best life like he had done nothing in Rosarito, which is a resort town in Mexico. Salas added the suspect was a person with no conscience after he murdered her daughter.

The tips coming from TikTok were verified by California authorities and later on led to the arrest of Sosa on July 2. The murder suspect was brought back to Los Angeles, wherein he would face charges, but he pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder charges.

Meanwhile, security footage from the apartment building on the night of the murder incident may play a role at the trial. Detectives believed that it showed Sosa dragging Daisy into the alley.

The Daisy De La O Murder Case

The mother of the victim, Susana Salas, was broken when she heard that her daughter was murdered. Salas shared that her daughter Daisy had broken up with her ex-boyfriend, 25-year old Victor Sosa, about a month before her murder, at least in part, due to some alleged physical abuse. Salas said Sosa texted her that February night and convinced her to come outside.

Salas remembered that Daisy told her that she would be back and promised not to be out for too long. The victim's mother stated that those were the last words of her daughter after she left and never came back.

The grandfather of the victim, Jose De La O, shared in an interview that he saw Victor Sosa peeking in through their apartment window that night before Daisy left.

Early the next morning, property manager Juan Tellez found Daisy's body covered by a roll of carpet.

On the other hand, Salas shared after the arrest of Sosa that she was afraid that her daughter was going to be another statistic. Salas wanted justice for Daisy and hoped that by telling her story to others, especially women, they would find the strength to leave abusive relationships.

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Written by Jess Smith

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