Horrific details revealed in murder of Florida nurse who was savagely bludgeoned to death by ex-co-worker

The mother of slain Florida nurse Linda Campitelli revealed new details of her daughter’s tragic slaying — including that she was bludgeoned to death with a tire iron during an alleged birthday tryst.“What kind of human does that? Animals don’t even do that,” Edina Russo, Campitelli’s mother, told The Daily Mail.Campitelli was found dead just 50 feet away from her husband’s car in October 2024.Rene Perez, her married ex-co-worker she was allegedly engaged in an affair with, is accused of killing her during an intimate birthday celebration he arranged for her.Campitelli suffered blunt force trauma to her head and torso, four lacerations to her scalp and a fatal accumulation of blood in her skull, according to court documents.Russo said her daughter was “beat to death with a tire iron.”Russo admitted that she had no idea Campitelli was cheating on her husband, Jon Campitelli, at the time of her death.She noted that they were experiencing marital troubles but said Jon “adored” their two daughters and was committed to working through their issues in marriage counseling.“My daughter was a difficult person to get along with, but her husband adored her,” Russo said.“What she did was awful…but my daughter didn’t kill anyone,” she added.Perez was arrested on March 10 and booked on first-degree murder, deadly weapon and tampering with evidence charges for the violent beatdown, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.

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The day before their alleged rendezvous, Campitelli messaged Perez on WhatsApp that she was feeling “a little nervous” about their meetup.“I LOVE YOU, I FEEL KINDA WEIRD.I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT TOMORROW.

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