Jose Sifuentes

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Jose Sifuentes
BornMarch 1978 (age 46)
Conviction(s) Murder (3 counts)
Criminal penaltyLife imprisonment
Details
Victims3
Span of crimes
February 14, 1998 –May 15, 2003
CountryUnited States
State(s) Texas
Date apprehended
May 19, 2003 (first)
April 25, 2019 (second)
Imprisoned at Clements Unit

Jose Sifuentes (born March 1978) is an American serial killer who abducted, raped, and strangled three women in Dallas, Texas, from 1998 to 2003. He was identified as a suspect after the final murder and was arrested, but after posting bail he fled to Mexico and spent the next sixteen years as a fugitive. In 2019, the FBI apprehended him, and he was extradited to the United States the following year. He pleaded guilty to each murder in 2021 and was sentenced to life in prison. [1]

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Murders

At the time of the killings, Sifuentes worked at an auto repair shop as a mechanic. Each woman he murdered he had befriended at bars or clubs and convinced them to come home with him. He then proceeded to strip, rape, and kill them. [1]

Arrest in Mexico

Between 2003 and 2019, Sifuentes resided in San Vicente de González, a small town in Nuevo León with less than 200 residents. [4] In 2016, the Dallas Police Department (DPD) and the District Attorney's office granted a provisional arrest warrant with the U.S. Department of Justice, and this gave them the authority to search for Sifuentes in Mexico. [3] In January 2019 a judge in Mexico issued an arrest warrant for Sifuentes. [5] In April 2019 the DPD, FBI, and DA's office successfully located Sifuentes' whereabouts and arrested him, taking him into custody in Mexico City. [6] After lengthy extradition proceedings, he was returned to Texas on January 8, 2020, and charged with the murders. [7] [8] On May 13, 2021, Sifuentes pleaded guilty to three counts of murder and received three life sentences. [1] [9] [10]

Sifuentes is currently incarcerated at the Clements Unit in Amarillo. [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tom Steele (May 13, 2021). "Serial killer who fled to Mexico gets life in prison for murdering 3 women in Dallas". The Dallas Morning News.
  2. ↑ "Man pleads guilty to strangling 3 women to death". Associated Press. May 15, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Longtime Fugitive Serial Killer Jose Sifuentes Back In Custody In Dallas". CBS . January 8, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  4. ↑ Jake Harris (January 8, 2020). "Accused serial killer on the run since 2003 now in custody in Dallas". WFAA.
  5. ↑ Emily Shapiro (January 10, 2020). "Alleged serial killer on the run since 2003 returns to Dallas custody: DA". ABC News.
  6. ↑ "DPD, FBI and DA's Office Arrest Serial Killer Jose Sifuentes". DPD Beat. January 9, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  7. ↑ Faith Karimi (January 10, 2020). "A serial killing suspect is returned to Dallas after nearly 17 years on the run". CNN.
  8. ↑ Mathew Richards (January 10, 2020). "Accused Dallas serial killer apprehended in Mexico after more than 20 years on the run". MyTexasDaily.com.
  9. ↑ "Man who fled to Mexico after killing, raping three Dallas women given three life sentences". KDFW . May 14, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  10. ↑ Miya Cooper (May 14, 2021). "Fugitive Serial Killer Pleads Guilty To Strangling, Murders Of 3 Dallas Women". Smash Da Topic.
  11. ↑ TDCJ
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