The Rensselaer County Jail confirmed Sunday that Johnny Oquendo, 40, is listed as being held on charges of murder, first-degree strangulation and concealment of a human corpse. State Police began searching the Hudson River on Dec. 4, 2015, the same day Oquendo was taken into custody on a parole violation. Divers searched for another three weeks, even dropping weighted suitcases in the river to test how they moved, before Alkaramla's remains were found Dec.