Reckless Driving Launches Murder Investigation

It was about 3:30 a.m., when a blue Ford Taurus came barreling into the parking lot of a local hospital in Russellville, Ala.

Hospital employees were concerned that the driver was drunk and might seriously hurt themselves or innocent people nearby.

One staff member called 911, reported the reckless driver and requested help. 

When officers arrived, they found a bullet-riddled and blood-soaked blue Ford Taurus in the hospital parking lot.

The unidentified driver had already been admitted with multiple gunshot wounds to his arms and head; the man died an hour later. Authorities now had a murder investigation on their hands.

Officers ran the tag on the Taurus, and it led them to Dionicio "Dio" Bahema's trailer home nearby.

Authorities interviewed Dio's wife and she told them that her husband had been out late the night before.

Cops found a cab driver who told them he'd given Dio a ride home and that Dio mentioned that he was going to see a 16-year-old girl at a trailer park.

Cops canvassed local trailer parks in hopes of discovering a crime scene. They found evidence at Greg's Trailer Park, several miles east of Russellville.

Trailer Park Shootout

At trailer "H," cops found several bullet casings on the ground next to the porch. Authorities also found evidence that the trailer had been hit by a car.

The paint on the trailer matched paint from Dio's blue Ford Taurus! Authorities now had a crime scene and a possible suspect: 29-year-old Vincente Soto, who lived in trailer "H" with his 16-year-old girlfriend Sharleena Hernandez.

Police say Dio had been having an affair with Hernandez, and when Soto found out, he decided to take matters into his own hands.

On August 7, 2005, Soto and Hernandez were celebrating their 1-year-old son's birthday. That same night, Dio came to visit Hernandez.

That's when cops say Soto came out of the trailer armed with a handgun. Police say Soto shot Dio several times while he was still in the car.

Then, Dio - bleeding to death from multiple gunshot wounds - drove himself to the hospital and Soto and Hernandez took off with their 1-year-old son.

Teen Girlfriend Arrested, Baby Recovered

Ten days after the murder, Alabama cops got a tip that Hernandez had dropped her son off at her grandmother's house in Barton, Alabama. Detectives immediately checked out the lead, and to their relief, recovered the 1-year-old boy.

Detectives then learned that Nina was still in the area and planning on taking off again. Officers set up surveillance at an apartment in Decatur, Ala. and soon saw Hernandez leaving in a car.

They stopped the vehicle at a convenience store and arrested Hernandez. Unfortunately, there was no sign of Soto or his Pontiac Grand Prix.

Police believe Soto may be hiding out in Chicago and still driving a 1999 Pontiac Grand Priz with Alabama license plate # 33B422Z.