Murdered because a friend wanted a baby to rekindle a relationship
Raylene Dyer
There has been a rise in horrific crimes, but the following story is horrendous beyond belief. It is the first case that we know of locally and the details sound more like a Lifetime drama that depicts the moral decay to which our society has plunged. Raylene Dyer, a young mother who gave birth three months ago, is believed to have been slaughtered because her friend was obsessed with the newborn. The friend had faked her pregnancy to rekindle a relationship with a former boyfriend. News Five Isani Cayetano went looking for answers today in this rare case.
Isani Cayetano, Reporting
This remote pasture, a quiet acreage a few miles behind Roaring Creek Village, is said to be the location where Raylene Dyer, a first time mother, was massacred in what can only be described as a perversed tale of obsession and fatal attraction. It is the place where Raylene’s mother, Elizabeth Zuniga, envisioned her daughter’s murder.
Elizabeth Zuniga
Elizabeth Zuniga, Mother of Raylene Dyer
“I dreamt this place. Well from the time Raylene went missing I couldn’t get a good night’s rest but sometimes I must have taken some naps and during one of those times I dreamt this place. It looked like a pasture but I was wondering why? How the grass looks at the same place? That’s what I dream and that’s the same place I saw when they ended my daughter’s life. I don’t want to go back there.”
Isani Cayetano
“It is believed that eighteen year old Raylene Dyer was slaughtered here; her head severed from the rest of her body. Police later recovered her personal effects including a pair of slippers and a rosary she was wearing. The question, however, is: how are they able to determine that it was human blood found at the site when it is still being used for the slaughter of animals?”
The slaughterhouse which sits atop the bank of the Belize River is frequented by butchers who use the facility to clean and prepare beef and pork meats. It is here where three Roaring Creek residents; Jason Anderson, Darren Banner and Brandon Budna allegedly decapitated the young mother.
The story, however, begins with a seven-month relationship between nineteen year old Aracely Cahueque and Leron Gillett that ended over a year ago. Gillett, a laborer of Ontario Village, was duped by his ex girlfriend into thinking that she was pregnant with his child. Her obsession with him led to the unthinkable.
Jason Anderson & Darren Banner
Voice of: Leron ‘DJ Fiddy’ Gillette, Ex-boyfriend of Aracely Cahueque
Brandon Budna
“After we broke up and this whole pregnancy thing come up we keep in touch. She mih dih call me. I mih dih call her most of the time and da mi something normal. Like she, I never got the slightest idea this young lady di lie to me right because I mih just, da mi somebody weh I trust.”
It is also that sense of trust which Raylene Dyer had for Aracely Cahueque that drew them into a close friendship with each other. Cahueque nevertheless, wanted to mend her broken relationship with Leron Gillett. She attempted to do so by introducing him to three month old Ravaan, Dyer’s baby whom she passed off as his newborn daughter.
Voice of: Leron 'DJ Fiddy' Gillette
Voice of: Leron ‘DJ Fiddy’ Gillette
“She text me and like hey she said Lenecia Jadacy Gilharry born 28th, July 2010. I was like, you know, I get all excited and happy about this whole thing and like three months after she bring the baby right ya dah my worksite and I tell she mek ih go up da Ontario by my house right and I meet ah up deh. Da fi di first time when I saw the baby right. Weh tricks me is that she showed me photos of her being pregnant right and that’s the only part I can’t really explain like pregnant right. The baby had her hair, curly black hair so I just buy it you know.”
Gillett’s aunt also bought the story that her nephew had fathered a child with Ara, the nickname Cahueque also goes by. His aunt recalled the last encounter with Ara and her so called baby.
Voice of: Aunt of Leron Gillett
Aracely CAhueque
“Friday. Friday gone. She come about five, four thirty, minutes to five in a brown Camry taxi and she come up the step, give my nephew the baby. Dehn di eena dih room, I no know weh dehn mi di talk [bout]. She gone back downstairs, talk to the taxi man and ih come right up back and I tell ah ah say “Ara how come yo bring di baby without wa sweater or anything?” Ah say “ih drafty dih baby mussi feel cold.” Ih say “ah just di left di baby and a gwein back.” Ih say “a wa leff di baby fi wa couple days ya and I have to go back.”
Cahueque left Ontario Village alone on the morning of October ninth. Gillett, who now had the baby with him had already bought her clothing, pampers and other accessories believing that he was embarking on parenthood. Dyer’s family on the other hand was concerned about her whereabouts as she was last seen in the company of the nineteen year old U.B. student.
Elizabeth Zuniga
“Anywhere Raylene goes or anywhere anyone of them are somebody, the other person will know, one of them will tell you where the other is. So when this incident happened it was a shock to us.”
Kenroy Miller & baby Ravaan
Raylene’s overnight disappearance led to the family searching through Aracely’s belongings which she accidentally forgot at the family residence on Coney Drive. Their discovery was a set of phone numbers belonging to Leron Gillett. He told us about his encounter with Ravaan’s real father, Kenroy Miller.
Voice of: Leron ‘DJ Fiddy’ Gillette
“That was like the shocking part of this whole situation that the kid isn’t mine because he came out the vehicle and like “yo mek I get my daughter mein” and like you know it just hit me.”
Gillett was left stunned. He found himself on the other end of an elaborate fix orchestrated by Aracely Cahueque to get him back. The plot, however, included the murder of Raylene Dyer, an employee of Ready Call Center. While her family is yet to recover her body her mother Elizabeth is seeking closure and is leaving Raylene’s killers in the hands of the Almighty.
Elizabeth Zuniga
“I don’t have any hatred against them. I don’t have any hatred against them. The only thing I want to ask them what was my daughter’s last words to you before you killed her, that’s all.”
Reporting for News Five, I am Isani Cayetano.
The search continues for Dyer’s body and the four persons charged so far will return to court on separate dates in November.
A child is left without a mother hang these idiots! They don’t deserve to live! Brandon gosh never taught you would get caught up in things like this! I guess you really don’t know people!!!!!!!Condolences to the family!!!!!!
Hang them all.
Ms. Zunica doesn’t have any hatred against them? Well I got it. ANIMALS
WOWWWWWW…. this is by far the craziest story ever heared out of belize.
this is really insane what they did. Hope the wrath of God follows them everyday of their miserable life for what they did.
wow, this is very sad. May god bless the family of the deseasesd. This crime is really hard to believe, but its true.
Those criminals deserve death.
ARACELY CAHUEQUE is the face of pure evil. The three men and this woman are scum. I hope you get a very long time in prison, never ever to know the joy of being a mother and your soul is tormented until you die. You wilfully befriended this young woman and then carried out this heinous crime with your three evil man Friday. Three of them with not enough brain cells between them to say this is wrong.
Leron Gillette you had a very lucky escape from this bunny boiler. I am impressed to know there was a man out there willing to step up to the plate. Don’t let this change that about you.
Lesson to all the men out there if a woman said she is pregnant with your child, get involve, go to every antenatal class and anything to do with your child. Antenatal care tell you about the health of your child and the woman carrying your child. Leron would have known much earlier that she was lying and unravel this psychopath plot.
Jesus, that is crazy. We as a people need to push for harsher charge for the Ara girl. She orchestrated this entire fiasco n she is ultimately responsible for that poor girl’s death. Those boys were idiots caught up in that girls web of lies. She has left a lot of victims, not just raylene. She has wrecked the lives of a few families. My heart bleeds for the baby, who will never know her mother.
Aracely should not be left only with the charge of child abduction, she should face the death penalty. Look at what a disgusting evil mind she is. She doesn’t deserve pity from anyone. She should be charged for the whole murder, child abduction and everything else in the book. She is the mastermind behind the whole ordeal. If she wouldn’t have lied about the child and gotten involved in stealing the child none of this would have happened everything that occured was because of her doing. I wonder is she didn’t offer these disgusting scum bags a foursome for them to have carried out the killing. Stupid dumb fools, i don’t know maybe their brains were left in their mother’s wombs. God forgive us look at what our generation is coming to. A 19 year old with the mind of a serial killer although she didn’t do it herself but she orchestrated others to have done it. She doesn’t deserve to live. People should riot for her to charged with the whole plot of the killing, i’m sure she must have been there to watch it happen during the time she left the baby with the family of Leron and she went about her business. It must be sex she offered in return for the killing what else could she afford, a poor dumb soul.
i hope and pray that these criminals get a justifiable death for what they did. i pray for the upbringing of the poor baby ravaan as her mother will not present to witness this, and for the REAL father to have the courage as i am sure he has now to never fail in loving his daughter and always taking care of her…sympathies to the family of raylene and may god bless and guide them so they along with kenroy can guide ravaan into a bright and prosperous future…
I hope those men burn in hell, how could you do this to my cousin, my heart bleeds for my family, How could you those this to my family, to the crown attorney I hope you prosecute them to full extent of the law. They did not give my cousin a chance to live, why should they be allowed to live…..
Again justice needs to be served! those four plus Aracely should be alaughtered the same way they slaughtered that poor mother.
This case beggars belief! Where on earth is Belize heading. Belians, are you bent on going abck to barbarism. Come on people, look forward and cut the callous and wrekless approach to human life. Why can’t we all just get along?
I don’t know any of these people but I felt something close to hatred for them, especially the girl Aracelli, how tormented is she to come up with such an evil plot. Icannot understand how she can only be charged with child kidnapping when she is the mastermind behind this senseless murder. It’s also hard to understand how these three young men can carry out such a devious act and for what? I must say this is one of the eeriest crime I’ve heard about committed in Belize
In my opinion, they shouldn’t even be taken to court to get a trail, just ker them to the same slaughter
house where they murdered Raylene, and butcher them the same way too. Cut off their fingers one by one, let them feel pain, tie them up an let them bleed to death. ALL FOUR….They have no Mercy, no heart, they are some heartless animals, and as to Brandon he need to remember that he has a sister, and he would not like for someone to kill his sister in such manner. He has a mother and he will not like for no one to hurt his mother in such manner. The bible say do unto others as you have them to unto you….IN OTHER WORDS THEY BUTCHERED RAYLENE THEY NEED TO BE BUTCHERED THE SAME WAY TOO. That’s my opinion.
What is becoming of us belizeans???? What was Aracely thinking? I believe she should be given hanging punishment. An innocent child is left behind. This is crazy mein. My condolences goes out to the family.
Watch this case go to pieces when some “human rights” attorney fins some procedural error. They should hang all four, and if they get off, Belize needs vigilantes to bring them the justice they deserve.
what kind of sick sh– is that? is that we as a people are coming to? i thought only in america such gruesome incidents takes place but it is hitting home. these people needs to be severely punished for their crime. the girl she is demonic especially befriending another beautiful soul. please pray for the grieving families for such a heinious crime committed against them. i was reading the new from abroad which i do daily. our country needs to be more viligant, prayers works.
I think this girl was a Queen of the Bay contestant in 2007 or 2008.
Sadly, I fear Concerned that you are right.
I don’t belief she is mad, but I can see she’ll will probably plea some level of insanity and she will get away with murder and go to Rockview. The three sissies surely cannot claim that they are all insane too, so I guess they will say they were under the Witch’s spell. I am against Capital punishment but I really can understand the call for it to be handed down in many of these senseless killings.
HANG THEM, HANG THEM ALL……………….DISCIPLINE/JUSTICE MUST BE SEVERE, SWIFT AND SERVED.
This young lady it a shame she has no mind no kind of sympathy for the baby at least a baby need there mother……Why did she go try get pregnant some where else and take the baby to the guy she is in love with . Let her feel the pain a mother go true to bring forth a child of there own . She is an animal…. she wanted a kid so bad that is the easiess thing to do go .**. a man in less than five minutes you can make one. why took away that poor girl life just for a baby. That beautiful baby girl and her mom not only is the mother dead but they also kill the bond of a mother love from the baby. I hope that her daddy take good care of her and give him the love a father that she won’t get from her mom. Sorry to hear of this story the person who really did it should be punish on a whole I think the girl should be punish to the full extent of the law no pitty on her. The boys let them spend there life there not another freedom they are animal too…
Mein, and all the mother wants to know is her daughter’s last words, How can ppl come up with these kinda plan. I do believe these guys should be hanged with out even be questioned. This story is beyond CRAZY. Mein SAD.
just kill neh mada-…… in public,stoned to death by a community or something out of the ordinary you know.
And she was Ms Queen of the Bay last year or the year before. What an evil Mind. Its so disgusting. I leave it in God’s Hands.
It’s really sad to see what our country is actually coming to. This is really a sad situation to have a young mother killed just because of her own child. I honestly feel that Aracely should be help accountable for her actions and charged jointly with the others. She was the reason why the murder plot was arranged in the 1st place. They should all be put to death because of their senseless action. How can you be so COLD and kill an innocent person in that matter simply because another woman gave you instructions. I really sympathies with the family. One like me would have waited patiently until the all excited the court room and shoot them down like BIRDS, because this is really damn shame just because of an obsession. Our Party Leaders need to make them pay with their lives.
I am from Corozal Town and I know this Araceli’s family and one thing i have to mention is that the PARENTS have the fault. If you all would only know the way of life they have you wont be surprised. She has brothers and are worst than she. Everybody know they take drugs, every body knows that every sentence they say a “…..” word comes out too. If her mother would have taken care of her this wouldn’t had happen. I just hope that her mother no come out with this story “POOR MY CHILD. SHE IS INNOCENT”…………………….. HOPE NOT.
This a lesson for some of those boys going around having sex with any woman.
Men be careful, the devil is roaring around in the form of a woman, this young man gillett got away but some other young man might not be so lucky, please get to knoe the woman good before you enter into any realtionship.
This baby is so beautifyl I wonder how that devil araceli could imagine she can have children look so good.
Araceli have a curse in her life for the rest of her life, and her curse will surely fall on her children if she do have any.
the three punks should be taken to the slaughter house and decapitate them alive! an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
PEOPLE IF YOU WOULD ONLY KNOW HOW I WISH I COULD HOLD ON TO THAT WOMAN ARACELI, BELIEVE ME I WOULD’NT HAVE NO MERCY ON HER.
I WONDER IF SHE IS INDEED A STUDENT NURSE??? I WOULD NEVER WANT HER TO TOUCH ME.
heeeyyy child molestor!! u deverve fu dead!!! leave them pickney lown!!! HANG THEM!!! THEY MAKE A POOR BABY SUFER NOW!! SHE WILL LIVE FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE AS A MOTHERLESS CHILD!! ARACELY SHUD MAKE HER OWN!! IF SHE WANTS!! SHE DOESNT KNOW WATS THE PAIN OF BEING A MOTHER!!! MEK E SELL E SELF FU GET 1. BUT ITS HER FAULT DAT POOR LADY DIED INOCENTLY. MY SINCIERE GREIF TO THE FAMILY AND CHILD! GOOO TO HELL U BUNCH OF MURDERES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MURDERES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is shear brutal and non ethical. Especially for the two UB students. There is nothing good that can come out of this for the four people that commited this undescribable unimaginable crime. They should be locked up and the keys should be thrown away. BUT you know the system, too many loop holes so this will be just amother murder gone. sad to say, but the judicial system sucks. To the family< feel your pain and sympathize with you all. My condolences
I like Isani’s report on this story. He is un buen Channel5 Reporter
I know these guys.mein it hurts know that they would be so dumb and stupid. They have mothers and sisters. they wouldn’t want to have to be reading in the headlines that some other men literally butchered one of their loved ones. Darren…wow…. wasn’t too far away from that. that girl, i don’t know who she is, but justice is not in act if she isn’t remanded. they all have to pay the penalty of murder. LIFE IMPRISONMENT OR TORTURED TO DEATH….. UNBELIEVABLE… CAN’T ACCEPT THIS ONE….. CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT MURDER, MURDER, SLAUGHTER, KIDNAPPING, CHILD ABDUCTION, LIE,
THE ATTORNEYS GOTTA GET RID OF ALL SERIAL KILLERS….THOUGHT THAT ONLY EXISTED IN MOVIES… WHAT FOOLS ARE THEY ALLOWING THE DEVIL TO CONTROL THEM…GOD HAS AWAY TO DEAL WITH THOSE WHO HURTS HIS LITTLE ONES. MY BIBLE TELLS ME THAT IT IS BEST FOR A MAN TO TIE A HUGE ROCK AROUNF HIS NECK AND BE CAST INTO THE OCEANS…..
CONDOLESCENCE TO THE FAMILY….GOD HAS WAYS TO PROTECT HIS CHILD. DADDY OF THE ADORABLE ONE, TAKE CARE OF HER…
LERON…….YOU KNOW BETTER NOW… BE THERE FOR YOUR GIRL WITH THE BABY….
Lest than two weeks ago, if I’m correct, there was consern about the mental health of the citizen of Belize; well these folks give us the answer loud and clear. Can’t get any worst as far as I’m consern.
R U ….—KING KIDDING ME,. HANG ALL OF THEM .
BURN THEM.
This to all belizean to remember my cousin and to those crown attorneys to make sure you have no sympathy for the devils who took my cousins life….
Innocent soul she was born, un-named at the time, until a spirit came from far to give her one. Raylene, named after her grieving father. Beautiful she was, gave birth to angel in earthly form. Th the devil came in beautiful form to befriend her, but only to send her minions to take her life. Did she cry.? Did she beg for mercy.?, of did she pray for their souls.? The earthly men had no answers to give the crying souls and spirits asking why.? In heaven she resides with her ancestors now to watch her earth angel, but still the earthly souls and spirits cried…for she was a beautiful spirit and soul… thank you all…
Mrs. Z. no even worry bout your baby’s last words this scum will not tell you truth. Ask God in prayer. As for this crime I doubt it was even the first one.
they di try fi get Americanize. they need fi get hang.
THOSE FOUR PEOPLE NEED TO BURN IN HELL ESPECIALLY THE BOYS TO LET THAT GIRL TELL THEM TO DO SUCH A BUTRAL CRIME I WILL PRAY FOR THE FAMILY OF THE DEASES HOPE GOD GIVE YOU STREANGHT TO COUPE WITH THEIR LOST
this crime was possible because these killers know that their punishment would be a slap on the wrist. if there is not a deterrent it will only get worst; bze is trecking down a dark future. why is the GOB refuse to take drastic actions, it baffles me. here in the US to curb any bad behaviour they make examples out of those who r caught braking the law. these killings started ten yrs ago and the authorities are still clueless as to how to resolve the situation. the media in bze needs to hold these people in gov accoutable, it is their job to keep the citizens of Bze safe.
they bwai dey sick dey wa punish!i hope dey just suffer da poor girl mein dat very sad….i sympatize with d fam….
I think that we should go back to the good ole days before we had TV and Internet and all that. Get back to reality. They watch too much TV and mimic what they see. These people that did this to this young lady and her family are some of the most evil people I have ever heard about in my entire life. Aracely is an evil girl. I pray that her soul rot in HELL. for the pain she has caused this family after they befriended her. The courts should HANG HER … LIKE THEY DID NORA PARHAM. If ever we need to bring back the death penalty IT SHOULD BE NOW FOR THIS CRIME I Do not want to come back to Belize for nothing, and this is the reason why. TOOOOOO MUUUCCCHHHH KKKKIIIILLLLIIIIIINNNNGGGGG. My thoughts and prayers are with this family as they struggle to deal with this, The most HEINOUS crime I have ever heard about in Belize. .What’ are we coming to as a country. The Courts, The Government,The Powers that be, had better do something to set an example to these bunch of murdering cowards.
they bwai dey sick dey wa punish!i hope dey just suffer da poor girl mein dat very sad….i sympatize with d fam….START HANG DEM CAZ IH ONLY D GET WORSE DEY LOOK LIKE DEY NEED FI C WA EXAMPLE MEIN STRAIGHTEN UP D LAW BRING BAK CAPITAL PUNISHMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Darren mein, yow that was real stupid of u, thought u were atleast a lil better than that. Brandon! BIG DISAPPOINTMENT. HANG THEM ALL, SPECIALLY THE SHE DOG ARACELLY!
this is by far the most outrageous thing i have ever heard. i am disgusted and embarrassed that these people are even Belizeans. This is crazy. We the Belizean People needs to stand up and start to make changes in the justice system of Belize. If we don’t get up and do it, nobody else will do it. WE NEED TO CHANGE OUR MENTALITY THAT THERE ARE TOO MANY LOOP HOLES AND NOTHING WILL GET DONE! THAT IS NOT TRUE! WE NEED TO MAKE IT HAPPEN!
WE THE PEOPLE ARE THE ONES WHO VOTED FOR THIS GOVERNMENT TO DO WHAT WE WANT THEM TO DO, TO WORK FOR US! WE MUST ALL STAND UP AND FIGHT FOR OUR LIVELIHOOD, FOR OUR CHILDREN, FOR OUR LIVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IMAGINE!!! WE HAVE REACHED THE POINT WHERE WE MUST FIGHT FOR OUR LIVES!!!!!
how can people be so Cruel… we need to give them a dose of their own medicine. Kill them and remove them from the Face of the earth they worth nothing..blz needs to get like the US when it comes to crime,but we have criminals walkin free. What IS GOB waiting for … they will only do something when one of the member of cabinet get hurt… they are all the SAME!!!
reading over this article has left me with nothing but anger. I would have never believed that we have such people like “Ara” in this society. Belize is wonderfully known for its beauty in its people, not for the crazy acts of a so called U.B student. Students are persons that are wise and want a better future not people who re-enact what you would see in a horror film.
Young ladies like Ara have no self- confidence or moral all they do is suck all the best of another person because of vengeance, jealousy or maybe they are just nut cases. All in all, what she has done has no forgiveness.
THE DEATH PENALTY WILL NOW BECOME……………….. A POLITICAL ISSUE!!!
and rightly so……………
for these four heartless kleptomaniacs…..by right all they deserve is for their hearts to cease and if i was the one to handle this mein i would take them to that slaughter house hang all three of them by the feet JUST LIKE THE ANIMALS THEY ARE and decapitate the part of their body one by one while the entire public is invited to view. i would cut off those boys ….. and i would cut off that araceli’s ……. so she never no how it feel to breast feed. i would take out her … so she can never carry a child. now dont get me wrong…i am a student of UB too and i am not crazy like that girl…i don’t have the heart or the guts to do such thing…i am just so passionate about what those fools deserve. i feel for that extremely beautiful child and like her i would never want anyone to take away my mommy. heads up to all ppl…….never judge a book by its cover. its a cliche but its real. Come on Belize…stand up for what is right now mein. this was so so wrong. i just wanna say condolences to the entire family and just pray and believe that God will in TIME give those scumbags what they deserve.
WOW! THIS IS SOME CRAZY SH*T. ITS UNBELIEVEABLE TO THINK THIS IS WHAT HAS BECOME OF BELIZE, THE PLACE I CALL HOME… THIS IS STR8 OUT OF AN AMERICAN FILIM. ITS NOT RIGHT THAT THIS IS HOW THE NEXT GENERATION IS GOING TO KNOW BELIZE AS… ITS SO SAD. IM JUST SO SHOCKED! THE BELIZE GOVERNMENT REALLY NEEDS TO START GETTING HARD AND STRICK WITH THE LAWS OTHERWISE THIS WILL BE ONLY THE BEGINING OF WHAT’S TO COME. THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO SET SOME SERIOUS EXAMPLES, STARTING WITH THEM…. MAY GOD BE WITH THAT CHILD AND THE FAMILY. MAY HER SOUL FIND PEACE.