LEXINGTON, KY – Screams shattered the morning calm in a quiet Lexington neighborhood after police responded to an emergency call that revealed a chilling scene behind closed doors.
Authorities say Roberto Buffill-Paredes, 43, stands accused of a brutal and calculated attack on Anisleys Font Lantaron, the mother of his young child. Investigators allege the father repeatedly stabbed Lantaron in front of their 2-year-old daughter before methodically attempting to erase evidence of the crime, shifting swiftly from violence to a disturbing calm as he turned to comfort his daughter.
Police were dispatched to the home on Larkin Road shortly before 11 a.m. on Jan. 15. Responding officers arrived to find Lantaron with catastrophic injuries—stab wounds marked her torso, left arm, upper back, and neck. She was pronounced dead at the scene, surrounded by signs that someone had gone to gruesome lengths to cover up what had happened.
Court documents reveal it was Buffill-Paredes himself who called 911 in the aftermath. While on the line with dispatchers, he reportedly confessed to stabbing Lantaron. Within minutes, a second call requested a welfare check at the same address, compounding the urgency for authorities.
During a Monday hearing, a Lexington detective detailed how the suspect admitted to dragging Lantaron’s body from the kitchen to the living room, her remains then wrapped tightly in blankets and secured with tape. Before covering up the evidence, Buffill-Paredes allegedly took time to wash his hands and clean the crime scene—and then, he told police, comforted the little girl who had witnessed the horror.
Prosecutors allege the sequence of events paints a portrait not only of violence but of a calculated effort to shield the child from the scope of her mother’s injuries. The detective testified that Buffill-Paredes claimed he only moved the body to avoid traumatizing the toddler further.
The courtroom listened in silence as disturbing details emerged—lays out a narrative where the lines between domestic strife and unimaginable violence blur. Family attorneys raised the specter of an ongoing custody dispute, potentially fueling tensions between the pair. Defense counsel noted that Buffill-Paredes was the child’s primary caregiver and indicated his hope of one day reuniting with his daughter.
Buffill-Paredes has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder, tampering with evidence, and abuse of a corpse. He remains in jail under a $1 million bond, awaiting the next phase of the legal process.
A grand jury will now decide if the evidence warrants formal indictment. Meanwhile, the neighborhood grapples with the aftermath of a crime that has shaken those who knew the family, and left a young child at the center of a tragic and violent upheaval.