WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Valerie Reyes was known for her artistic talents, and a portrait that she drew of a man that was found in her apartment was an important clue for police.

The portrait "appears to be identical to the profile picture for the social media account" of Javier DaSilva, prosecutors said in a complaint filed Tuesday.

DaSilva, an ex-boyfriend who Reyes dated over a year ago, was arrested in his Queens home Monday night and charged on Tuesday in White Plains federal court with kidnapping resulting in death.

He's been accused of taking Reyes, 24, from her New Rochelle home, stuffing her body in a suitcase and dumping the suitcase in Connecticut last week.

He "bound her feet and hands, placed packing tape over her mouth, put her in a suitcase and transported her to Greenwich, Connecticut, where he disposed of her body, resulting in the death of the victim," according to the federal complaint.

"I believe that DaSilva is the individual depicted in the drawing found in the victim's house," an FBI agent said in the federal complaint.

While the portrait was helpful to police, detectives focused on Reyes' bank card, which was used at a New Rochelle bank around 5 a.m. on Jan. 29, the day she went missing, according to the federal complaint. Prosecutors said $1,000 was withdrawn.

At the same time, a black Honda was parked across the street from the bank, and a man dressed in a black hooded sweatshirt, dark pants and black sneakers came and left the bank, according to the federal complaint.

DaSilva was seen leaving his Flushing condo wearing the same clothes on Jan. 29.

The Honda's license plate was captured by a license plate reader in New Rochelle, according to the complaint.

Detective traced the license plate to a rental car company, which said the car was rented by an unnamed person from Jan. 28 to Jan. 29, according to the complaint.

The unnamed person is the holder of the account, and DaSilva was an authorized user on the account, according to the complaint.

Greenwich Police Capt. Robert Berry said at a news conference that DaSilva "admitted a role in the death of Valerie Reyes."

"The investigation is not finished yet," Berry said. "There are still loose ends that need to be tied up."

Reyes was a 2012 graduate of New Rochelle High School and worked at Barnes & Noble in Eastchester. Her family had last heard from her on Jan. 28, and she had not been seen since Jan. 29, police said. She was reported missing on Jan. 30.

Reyes' family and friends made efforts to publicize her disappearance and find her. Reyes' body was found shortly before 8:30 a.m. on Feb. 5 by a Greenwich highway crew, police said.

Police revealed Reyes' identity two days later. Authorities have not yet confirmed her cause of death, but police have said that Reyes did not die at the location where her body was found.

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