A man accused of murdering and dumping his wife’s body in a Southern California forest was arrested in Peru and will be extradited to the US.
WCAX reported Wednesday that, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, the Consulate General of Peru said that Jossimar Cabrera, 36, surrendered in the city of Lima.
“It will take several months to extradite Cabrera to the United States, but with a current order in place, he will be kept in Peruvian custody pending his extradition. This information is still pending official correspondence,” according to the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department’s release.
Sheylla Gutierrez, 33, was reported missing on August 12.
After her disappearance, Cabrera allegedly gave multiple accounts of Gutierrez’s whereabouts. He reportedly claimed she may have been taken by ICE, left with another man, or suffered an accident, according to Gutierrez’s sister.
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As CrimeOnline previously reported, Cabrera was seen dragging something large wrapped in a greenish material outside the couple’s home.
The searchers found Gutierrez’s body the next day, wrapped in what appeared to be similar to the material seen in the video.
By that time, Cabrera had fled the country with their three children.
According to Gutierrez’s mother, Helga Rocillo, Cabrera has a history of domestic abuse in Peru, and her daughter had planned to file charges against him before her disappearance.
“She told me that Jossimar Cabrera Cornejo hit her, mistreated her, and even slapped my youngest grandchild, who is 3 years old,” Rocillo said, according to the Los Angeles Times.
“I called my daughter, but she didn’t answer. I spoke to Josimar on Sunday, and he told me that immigration had taken my daughter.”
An autopsy is being performed and will hopefully be released shortly to determine Gutierrez’s official cause of death.
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