Nieves, on separate occasions, picked up Flowers and Daniels, who both work as sex workers, in his white F-150 truck. He offered money for sex with both of the victims and then proceeded to strangle them to death afterward.

I’m very confident because of our detectives’ relentless efforts in this case that they stopped Baez-Nieves from becoming a prolific serial killer,” the sheriff said.

Carlos Yadiel Baez Nieves, 25, is facing two counts of first-degree murder for the death of Fatia Flowers, 41, and Nichole Daniels, 44, both of whom authorities believe Baez Nieves targeted because they were “vulnerable.”

Florida police say a man detained for the savage killings of two women could potentially be a serial killer. During a press briefing Monday, Orange County Sheriff John Mina said police arrested 24-year-old Carlos Yadiel Baez-Nieves in connection with the homicides of Fatia Flowers,