Juan Elias Garcia

Juan Elias Garcia
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive
Charges	Conspiracy to Commit Murder in Aid of Racketeering; Murder in Aid of Racketeering; Discharge of a Firearm During a Crime of Violence; Causing the Death of Another Through the Use of a Firearm
Reward	$100,000
Description
Born	(1993-01-12) January 12, 1993 (age 32) Santa Rosa de Lima, El Salvador
Weight	125 lb (57 kg)
Status
Added	March 26, 2014
Surrendered	March 27, 2014
Number	501
Surrendered

Juan Elias Garcia (born January 12, 1993) is a Salvadoran-American man on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list for killing his 19-year-old ex-girlfriend and letting fellow MS-13 gang members shoot her two-year-old son as he grabbed Garcia's leg for help. ^{[1] [2]} The murder occurred on February 4, 2010, while Garcia was added to the list on March 26, 2014. He surrendered a day after being on the list. ^[3]

Garcia was convicted in March 2013 of the murders of Vanessa Argueta and Diego Torres ^[4] and sentenced to life in prison. ^[5]

References

1. "FBI — Man Wanted for Murder of Young Mother and Her 2-Year-Old Son Added to the FBI's List of Ten Most Wanted Fugitives". FBI.
2. "FBI — JUAN ELIAS GARCIA". FBI. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014.
3. "FBI — FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Juan Elias Garcia Now in Custody". FBI.
4. "Reputed gang member gets life in prison for New York mother's murder". Reuters. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
5. "'Most Wanted' Reputed L.I. Gang Member Sentenced To Life In Prison - CBS New York". www.cbsnews.com. 2015-11-23. Retrieved 2024-04-12.