EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – A 47-year-old El Paso man was arrested and charged with murder on Friday, March 28, for allegedly killing a 45-year-old woman whose body was found in Juarez, El Paso Police Department said.
EPPD said Jorge Mares Raygoza, 47, was charged with murder under a $1.25 million bond.
On Friday, March 28, the Crimes Against Persons unit was contacted by the FBI concerning an active death investigation, EPPD said.
EPPD said the preliminary investigation revealed that the body of a woman, later identified as Coral Llamas Sifuentes, 45, was discovered in Juarez.
At the time, Mexican investigators believed the murder may have occurred in the U.S., El Paso Police said.
EPPD said that later that day, detectives met with Raygoza and obtained an arrest warrant for murder. He was then booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility.
Crimes Against Persons continues investigating.
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