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ORLANDO, Fla. - A man accused of strangling two women and dumping their bodies on the side of the road in East Orange County has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

What we know:

Carlos Yadiel Baez-Nieves, 26, has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murders of two women in East Orange County.

The victims, 41-year-old Fatia Flowers and 44-year-old Nichole Daniels, were both found strangled near the intersection of Trevarthon and Harrell roads in 2024.

Detectives tied Baez-Nieves to the crimes through surveillance footage of his white Ford F-150 and later obtained a confession after his arrest during a traffic stop for driving with a suspended license.

Timeline:

On March 14, 2024, Flowers’ body was discovered with signs

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