Wife Killer In La Reforma Waiting Appeal of Preventive Detention
Luis Fernando Burgos, accused of killing is wife, doesn't like being in prison after a judge ordered him to six months detention as investigators continue to search more evidence to lock up the case.

On Thursday, Burgos was moved from the cells at the Hatillo police station for a more secure cell at the La Reforma prison in Alajuela, the same prison that held former presidents Miguel Angel Rodriguez and Rafael Angel Calderón while under preventive detention.

Officials say that Burgos had too many liberties at the Hatillo police station, being allowed to use the telephone liberally and frequent visitors, something that irritated greatly the family of Maureen Hidalgo, who through their lawyer have said they will do all possible to ensure that their son-in-law never leaves jail.

Burgos, within his rights, has made his appeal to the preventive detention. Burgos' lawyer will argue that his client poses no risk of flight and names as witnesses the same crown prosecutors who are accusing him of the crime.

Burgos, like his dead wife, was a public defender for the Poder Judicial and is well versed on the law. Last Thursday, official notice came as authorities of the Poder Judicial gave him the news that he was fired from his job.

Next week a court is expected to make a decision on the appeal that could see Burgos' detention change to house arrest.

Maureen's body was found on July 16, thrown over the side of the road near Rio Grande on route to Atenas, Investigators also found a sheet what was used to wrap the body and a pillow case several kilometres from where the body was found in a subsequent search for evidence.