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Raad Almansoori, the man police said is wanted for beating and strangling a 38-year-old mother to death inside a SoHo hotel room, has an extensive criminal history spanning multiple states, including New York.

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The 26-year-old is also connected to multiple crimes in Florida, Arizona and Texas, according to the NYPD. Almansoori has a history of targeting women, some of whom are escorts, police said.

Here’s a look at the alleged crimes of Almansoori, beginning from the SoHo hotel murder earlier this month to his eventual arrest in Arizona.

SoHo hotel murder: Feb. 8

Denisse Oleas-Arancibia, a 38-year-old Queens woman, was found unconscious next to a bloody iron on Thursday, Feb. 8 inside the SoHo 54 Hotel on Watts Street.

“This death was caused by blunt force trauma to the head.” NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny

Oleas-Arancibia was later pronounced dead, and police had determined she had been beaten with the iron and strangled. The NYC medical examiner ruled her death a homicide. According to police sources, Almansoori is responsible for the death.

“This death was caused by blunt force trauma to the head,” said NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny. “A broken iron was recovered at the scene, and recovered bits of plastic were found embedded in her skull.”

Police had been searching for a man who they said left the hotel wearing Oleas-Arancibia’s leggings.

Arizona attempted carjacking: Feb. 17

According to our sister station FOX 10 Phoenix, Phoenix Police officials believe Almansoori is responsible for an attempted carjacking and stabbing of a woman in Glendale, Arizona on Feb. 17.