Repeat offender accused of college student’s murder was known ‘threat’ after prior arrest: victim’s mom

FIRST ON FOX: "This happening to her feels truthful unfair successful truthful galore ways," said the parent of slain University of Arizona pupil Julissa "Julie" Salazar.

Salazar, 19, was recovered strangled to decease successful her flat adjacent field connected Thursday.

Investigators accidental her alleged killer, Varun Batchigari, 20, from India, boarded a formation retired of the U.S. and was captured by instrumentality enforcement successful Berlin, Germany.

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Varun Batchigari is charged with first-degree execution successful the decease of 19-year-old Julissa Salazar. Federal instrumentality enforcement sources told Fox News helium entered the U.S. connected an F-1 pupil visa and was arrested successful Germany aft allegedly attempting to fly to India. (CBP)

Reports accidental his alleged motive whitethorn person been tied to a breakup with Salazar.

Her parent told Fox News Digital that Salazar had "broken up" with the fishy earlier she was recovered dead.

Salazar was preparing to participate her 3rd twelvemonth astatine the University of Arizona, wherever she was studying psychology, her parent told Fox News Digital. (Julissa Salazar's mother)

"She had already had that speech with him" astir ending the relationship, said Salazar's mother, who asked not to beryllium identified.

Federal instrumentality enforcement sources confirmed to Fox News that Batchigari entered the U.S. connected an F-1 pupil visa successful January 2024. He was expelled from the University of Arizona pursuing a "fight," KOLD reported.

The assemblage confirmed to Fox News Digital that Batchigari was expelled connected July 22.

"We tin corroborate that Julissa Rubi Salazar was a University of Arizona pupil and connection our deepest condolences to her family, friends and each who knew her arsenic a subordinate of our field community," the assemblage said successful a statement. "We person been successful interaction with Julissa’s household and are providing enactment and resources to those who request them during this precise hard time."

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A composite representation shows Tucson, Arizona, and Varun Batchigari, who is accused of first-degree execution successful the decease of 19-year-old Julissa Salazar. (Cheney Orr/Bloomberg via Getty Images/CBP)

"He nary longer had immoderate concern present [in the U.S.] oregon astir the pupil body, particularly arsenic a threat," Salazar's parent said.

Salazar was a "bright light" and "always consenting to assistance others," her parent told Fox News Digital. (Julissa Salazar's mother)

Court records from Pima County, Arizona bespeak the University of Arizona Police Department charged Batchigari with battle connected May 26.

Before his expulsion, helium was a concern analytics pupil who said, "I don't spot enactment arsenic my purpose. I spot it arsenic a tool, thing that helps maine physique a beingness I really want," according to a video helium posted to his YouTube account.

In the video helium posted successful April, helium said "I privation to travel, spot antithetic places, acquisition antithetic cultures, and bash that with idiosyncratic I attraction about."

As Batchigari awaits extradition backmost to the U.S., the Salazar household is opening to travel to presumption with their caller normal.

Julie Salazar was the oldest of 3 sisters. (Julissa Salazar's mother)

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Salazar leaves down her mother, begetter and 2 younger sisters. She was a "bright light," her parent said – successful much ways than one.

Salazar is survived by her parents and 2 sisters. (Julissa Salazar's mother)

Salazar was conscionable 17 years aged erstwhile she began her studies – with a assistance – astatine UA.

"She was our first-generation kid going disconnected to college. So this was a immense woody for our full family," her parent said.

Salazar was an aspiring kid scientist who was accepted into the University of Arizona connected a scholarship, her parent said. (Julissa Salazar's mother)

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She went connected to say, "Us sending her disconnected to beryllium capable to unrecorded that imagination that she wanted to unrecorded was specified an astonishing and arrogant infinitesimal for us."

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Before she was killed, she was an aspiring kid scientist moving toward her grade astatine UA; her parent said she was astir to statesman her 3rd twelvemonth astatine the university.

Salazar was a first-generation assemblage student. (Julissa Salazar's mother)

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"She was a large advocator for survivors. She was a large advocator for caller first-generation students. She was a large advocator for intelligence health."

Prior to her world vocation astatine UA, Salazar graduated precocious schoolhouse astatine the apical 5% of her class, her parent said.

Salazar was 19 years aged erstwhile she recovered found strangled successful her Tucson, Arizona apartment, investigators say. (Julissa Salazar's mother)

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"She skipped seventh people and moved connected to eighth people due to the fact that of however astute she is," helium parent said.

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"I cognize we volition get justness for my babe girl," she said.

Julie Salazar's parent shares photos of erstwhile her girl was younger. (Julissa Salazar's mother)

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Fox News Digital has reached retired to the Department of Homeland Security and authorities successful Berlin, Germany, for comment.

Fox News Digital's Stepheny Price contributed to this report.