Murdered College Golfer Suffered Multiple Stab Wounds From Serrated Knife

Newly released records are shedding some details on the murder of 22-year-old Celia Barquin Arozamena. Police arrested Collin Richards, a homeless man who was living in a camp near Coldwater Links in Iowa, where Arozamena was found dead on September 17 and charged him with her murder. The autopsy revealed that Arozamena was stabbed multiple times by a serrated knife that was at least four inches long.

According to Des Moines Register, police have connected at least three knives to Richards, including one that has a serrated blade. One of the knives was discovered in a campsite that was connected the Richards, and the other two were found at a home where he allegedly showered after killing Arozamena. They have not revealed if the knives they recovered were used in the gruesome killing.

Authorities are also investigating a garage fire at the home which caused thousands of dollars in damage. 

Richards faces life in prison after being charged with first-degree murder.

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