{"id":38920,"date":"2026-08-11T16:52:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T11:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=38920"},"modified":"2026-08-11T16:52:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T11:52:50","slug":"f-1-visa-holder-faces-extradition-from-berlin-in-ua-student-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=38920","title":{"rendered":"F-1 visa holder faces extradition from Berlin in UA student murder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div data-layout-index=\"4\" class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"contain\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">  <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"info\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">\n<div class=\"caption\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6403161213112\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_featured-video_5_1\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">Arizona murder suspect arrested in Germany after fleeing US<\/a><\/h4>\n<p data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">Arizona murder suspect Varun Batchigari faces extradition from Germany following his arrest in connection with the killing of his girlfriend Julissa Salazar. Former DOJ prosecutor Jim Trusty analyzes the international legal hurdles in bringing the suspect back to face charges, while also discussing Vice President JD Vance&#8217;s warning about migrant welfare fraud.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\"><strong>FIRST ON FOX: <\/strong>&#8220;This happening to her feels so unfair in so many ways,&#8221; said the mother of slain University of <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1035511\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/southwest\/arizona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arizona<\/a> student Julissa &#8220;Julie&#8221; Salazar.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Salazar, 19, was found <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1035512\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\/homicide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">strangled to death<\/a> in her apartment near campus on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Investigators say her alleged killer, Varun Batchigari, 20, from India, boarded a flight out of the U.S. and was captured by law enforcement in Berlin, Germany.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1035513\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/indian-national-accused-arizona-girlfriends-murder-entered-us-student-visa-federal-sources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>INDIAN NATIONAL ACCUSED OF ARIZONA GIRLFRIEND&#8217;S MURDER ENTERED US ON STUDENT VISA: FEDERAL SOURCES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/varun-batchigari-tucson-murder-suspect.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/varun-batchigari-tucson-murder-suspect.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/varun-batchigari-tucson-murder-suspect.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/varun-batchigari-tucson-murder-suspect.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/varun-batchigari-tucson-murder-suspect.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/varun-batchigari-tucson-murder-suspect.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/varun-batchigari-tucson-murder-suspect.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/varun-batchigari-tucson-murder-suspect.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/varun-batchigari-tucson-murder-suspect.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Varun Batchigari, the suspect charged in the murder of Julissa Salazar in Tucson, Arizona\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Varun Batchigari is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 19-year-old Julissa Salazar. Federal law enforcement sources told Fox News he entered the U.S. on an F-1 student visa and was arrested in Germany after allegedly attempting to flee to India.<\/span> <span>(CBP)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Reports say his alleged <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1035514\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/genres\/crime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">motive<\/a> may have been tied to a breakup with Salazar.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Her mother told Fox News Digital that Salazar had &#8220;broken up&#8221; with the suspect before she was found dead.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-6.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-6.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-6.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-6.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-6.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-6.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-6.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-6.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-6.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"image shows photo of Salazar in UA shirt\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Salazar was preparing to enter her third year at the University of Arizona, where she was studying psychology, her mother told Fox News Digital.<\/span> <span>(Julissa Salazar&#8217;s mother)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;She had already had that conversation with him&#8221; about ending the relationship, said Salazar&#8217;s mother, who asked not to be identified.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Federal law enforcement sources confirmed to Fox News that Batchigari entered the U.S. on an <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1035515\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/indian-national-accused-arizona-girlfriends-murder-entered-us-student-visa-federal-sources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">F-1 student visa<\/a> in January 2024. He was expelled from the University of Arizona following a &#8220;fight,&#8221; <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1035516\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kold.com\/2026\/08\/08\/tucson-man-accused-killing-girlfriend-fleeing-country\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">KOLD<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The university confirmed to Fox News Digital that Batchigari was expelled on July 22.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;We can confirm that Julissa Rubi Salazar was a University of Arizona student and offer our deepest condolences to her family, friends and all who knew her as a member of our campus community,&#8221; the university said in a statement. &#8220;We have been in contact with Julissa\u2019s family and are providing support and resources to those who need them during this very difficult time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1035517\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/us-state-department-has-yanked-more-than-175k-visas-under-trump-administration-so-far\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>US STATE DEPARTMENT HAS YANKED MORE THAN 175K VISAS UNDER TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SO FAR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/varun-batchigari-tucson-arizona-murder-investigation.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/varun-batchigari-tucson-arizona-murder-investigation.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/varun-batchigari-tucson-arizona-murder-investigation.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/varun-batchigari-tucson-arizona-murder-investigation.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/varun-batchigari-tucson-arizona-murder-investigation.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/varun-batchigari-tucson-arizona-murder-investigation.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/varun-batchigari-tucson-arizona-murder-investigation.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/varun-batchigari-tucson-arizona-murder-investigation.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/varun-batchigari-tucson-arizona-murder-investigation.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Composite image showing the University of Arizona campus and murder suspect Varun Batchigari\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>A composite image shows Tucson, Arizona, and Varun Batchigari, who is accused of first-degree murder in the death of 19-year-old Julissa Salazar.<\/span> <span>(Cheney Orr\/Bloomberg via Getty Images\/CBP)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;He no longer had any business here [in the U.S.] or around the student body, especially as a threat,&#8221; Salazar&#8217;s mother said.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-4.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-4.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-4.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-4.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-4.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-4.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-4.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-4.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-4.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"image shos Julie smiling\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Salazar was a &#8220;bright light&#8221; and &#8220;always willing to help others,&#8221; her mother told Fox News Digital.<\/span> <span>(Julissa Salazar&#8217;s mother)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Court records from Pima County, <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1035518\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/southwest\/arizona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arizona<\/a>, indicate the University of Arizona Police Department charged Batchigari with assault on May 26.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Before his expulsion, he was a business analytics student who said, &#8220;I don&#8217;t see work as my purpose. I see it as a tool, something that helps me build a life I actually want,&#8221; according to a video he posted to his YouTube account.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WxVkMmpze9k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">video<\/a> he posted in April, he said, &#8220;I want to travel, see different places, experience different cultures, and do that with someone I care about.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">As Batchigari awaits extradition back to the U.S., the Salazar family is beginning to come to terms with their new normal.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/IMG_8839-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/IMG_8839-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/IMG_8839-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/IMG_8839-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/IMG_8839-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/IMG_8839-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/IMG_8839-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/IMG_8839-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/IMG_8839-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"image shows Julie posing with two younger sisters.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Julie Salazar was the oldest of three sisters.<\/span> <span>(Julissa Salazar&#8217;s mother)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1035520\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FoxTrueCrime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Salazar leaves behind her mother, father and two younger sisters. She was a &#8220;bright light,&#8221; her mother said \u2013 in more ways than one.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-8.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-8.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-8.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-8.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-8.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-8.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-8.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-8.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-8.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"image shows Julie and her family at a pumpkin patch\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Salazar is survived by her parents and two sisters.<\/span> <span>(Julissa Salazar&#8217;s mother)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Salazar was just 17 years old when she began her studies \u2013 with a scholarship \u2013 at UA.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;She was our first-generation child going off to college. So this was a huge deal for our entire family,&#8221; her mother said.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"image shows Julie standing near UA psychology sign\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Salazar was an aspiring child psychologist who was accepted into the University of Arizona on a scholarship, her mother said.<\/span> <span>(Julissa Salazar&#8217;s mother)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1035521\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">She went on to say, &#8220;Us sending her off to be able to live that dream that she wanted to live was such an amazing and proud moment for us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1035522\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/true-crime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>LIKE WHAT YOU&#8217;RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Before she was killed, she was an aspiring child psychologist working toward her degree at UA; her mother said she was about to begin her third year at the university.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"image shows Julie holding a phone\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Salazar was a first-generation college student.<\/span> <span>(Julissa Salazar&#8217;s mother)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1035523\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/tips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>SEND US A TIP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;She was a big advocate for survivors. She was a big advocate for new first-generation students. She was a big advocate for mental health.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Prior to her academic career at UA, Salazar graduated from high school in the top 5% of her class, her mother said.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-5.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-5.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-5.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-5.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-5.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-5.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-5.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-5.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-5.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"image shows Julie posing for selfie\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Salazar was 19 years old when she was found strangled in her Tucson, Arizona apartment, investigators say.<\/span> <span>(Julissa Salazar&#8217;s mother)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1035524\" href=\"https:\/\/link.podtrac.com\/cjdr_fnd_article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>LISTEN TO THE NEW &#8216;CRIME &amp; JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO&#8217; PODCAST<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;She skipped seventh grade and moved on to eighth grade because of how smart she is,&#8221; her mother said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1035525\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I know we will get justice for my baby girl,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/Julie-Salazar-was-found-dead-off-campus-university-of-Arizona-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"image shows baby pictures of Julie\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Julie Salazar&#8217;s mother shares photos of when her daughter was younger.<\/span> <span>(Julissa Salazar&#8217;s mother)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Fox News Digital has reached out to the Department of Homeland Security and authorities in Berlin, Germany, for comment.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><i>Fox News Digital&#8217;s Stepheny Price contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arizona murder suspect arrested in Germany after fleeing US Arizona murder suspect Varun Batchigari faces extradition from Germany following his arrest in connection with the killing of his girlfriend Julissa Salazar. 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