Federal agents have arrested a 62-year-old Bronx murder suspect in Florida, accusing him of carrying out an execution-style double killing more than three decades ago while a toddler looked on.
William Antonio Solis, known to investigators as “Vegano” and “La Vega,” was taken into custody in Florida on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in connection with the June 21, 1993 slayings of a Bronx couple. Prosecutors say the victims were bound and shot in the head inside their apartment as their 3-year-old child witnessed the attack. Solis is expected to make an initial appearance in federal court in the Middle District of Florida before the case is brought to New York.
Feds Roll Out Indictment In Long-Dormant Bronx Case
According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, a grand jury returned an indictment, docketed as 26 Cr. 149, charging Solis with intentionally killing the couple and with murder while engaging in a conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine.
The indictment also includes a forfeiture allegation seeking property that prosecutors say was derived from the alleged crimes. Federal authorities list several statutes, including Title 21, Section 848(e)(1)(A) and Title 18, Section 2, in outlining the charges.
Inside The 1993 Bronx Apartment Killings
As reported by The New York Times, prosecutors say the killings took place on June 21, 1993, after a group allegedly planned to rob one of the victims, identified in court papers as Luis Guerrero. His wife, Danis Sime, was later lured into the apartment, and both were shot, with contemporary coverage and the indictment describing the deaths as execution-style.
The couple’s young child was in the apartment and witnessed the violence, according to those same accounts. Police later recovered narcotics tied to locations connected to the victims, and prosecutors say that alleged drug connection forms the backbone of the federal conspiracy charge.
Possible Penalties And Federal Court Next Steps
Per the U.S. Attorney's Office release, the federal count alleging murder while engaging in a drug-trafficking conspiracy carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 20 years in prison and exposes the defendant to a maximum of life in prison or, in capital cases, death.
The indictment, signed by U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton according to the release, also asks the court to forfeit assets prosecutors contend are proceeds of the alleged offenses. Officials say Solis was arrested in Florida and will appear first in the Middle District of Florida before proceedings are transferred to the Southern District of New York.
Cold Case Work Pays Off After Decades
Investigators with Homeland Security Investigations, the NYPD and federal prosecutors say the case never officially closed, remaining an open cold file until renewed investigative efforts led to the indictment. Officials quoted in the federal release stress that time and distance would not shield an alleged killer from accountability, and prosecutors say the arrest provides at least some measure of closure for surviving relatives.
The New York Times adds context on how the original investigation unfolded and references contemporaneous reporting that prosecutors incorporated into their federal materials.
The case now moves into the pretrial phase in federal court, with steps expected to include initial appearances, detention hearings and discovery. Prosecutors say they will release further updates as the matter progresses. In the Bronx, family members and neighbors who remember the 1993 killings are watching closely as a long-stalled investigation finally lands in a federal courtroom.
