NATALIE BELMONTE FOUND MURDERED; SON CHARGED

A SUCCESSFUL Florida real estate agent who vanished over the weekend has been found murdered and her son charged in the sickening crime. Pembroke Pines realtor Natalie Belmonte, 43, was found dead in a marsh near her home yesterday with "visible signs of trauma." Now, her adopted son Gerard Belmonte Lopes, 21, has been charged.
According to the Miami Herald, even after Lopes admitted to stealing thousands of dollars in jewelry from her, his mom begged a judge to give the boy a second chance. Belmonte adopted Gerard, her cousin, after the boy’s father died when he was just 9. She also has a daughter, 20, and son, 17.

Three years ago, she accused Gerard of stealing $20,000 in jewels and selling it to a pawn shop. he admitted the theft but was only arrested in June. Natalie had
changed her mind about pressing charges.

Bad decision, apparently. Telling the judge "that her son had gotten his life together in the last three years, she did not want to press charges." And now, the bubbly, stunning brunette is dead. MORE IN THE MIAMI HERALD

COPS FEAR MISSING NATALIE BELMONTE MURDERED

FLORIDA detectives say video shows someone carrying a large object out of missing real estate agent Natalie Belmonte's house. Cops suspect the pretty brunette mother of three grown children was murdered.
The video shows the person carrying a large object out of the house and then returning minutes later, sources told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Belmonte, 43, a real estate agent originally from Guyana vanished from her Pembroke Pines home early Sunday. Now, police believe the person in the video was getting rid of evidence and that the quick return to the house indicates evidence is nearby.
Evidence was discovered in nearby trash bins that "indicates foul play,"
investigators said. The police would not say what they found. They are also seeking info on a maroon Lexus ES 350 sedan spotted in the area early Sunday.

Police said of the one adopted son, who lived with the beauty: "He has been cooperative. He is also the last person to see her, so we are interested in speaking with him some more."
Neighbor Al Quintana said: "Natalie was very bubbly and very outgoing. She made friends easily and was the type of person who would always say hello." Belmonte is 5-foot-4, 135 lbs., with brown eyes and straight brown hair. Belmonte was wearing a strapless brown dress Sunday. Pembroke Pines police ask anyone with information to call 954-431-2200 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 954-431-2200 end_of_the_skype_highlighting or Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS (8477). MORE IN THE PALM BEACH POST