Jose Sifuentes | |
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Born | March 1978 (age 46) |
Conviction(s) | Murder (3 counts) |
Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment |
Details | |
Victims | 3 |
Span of crimes | February 14, 1998 – May 15, 2003 |
Country | United 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]
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]
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]
Jose Sifuentes | |
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Born | March 1978 (age 46) |
Conviction(s) | Murder (3 counts) |
Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment |
Details | |
Victims | 3 |
Span of crimes | February 14, 1998 – May 15, 2003 |
Country | United 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]
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]
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]