A man who fled to Mexico and was brought back for trial has been convicted of killing his Warsaw roommate
A Wyoming County jury says 43-year-old Michael Bellaire is guilty of murder, strangulation, and grand larceny for killing 53-year-old Cheryl Cook in the apartment they shared in November 2023.
Police found her in a welfare check 5 days later.
He fled to Mexico with her credit card and was taken into custody in Mexico by authorities there in October 2024.