Who is FBI’s most wanted Arnoldo Jimenez and what crimes did he commit?
ARNOLDO Jimenez is one of the FBI’s top ten most wanted fugitives
He hasn’t been seen since his wife was found brutally murdered in 2012. Here’s what we know about the case.
Who is FBI’s most wanted Arnoldo Jimenez?
Arnoldo Jimenez is an American citizen who was born on February 19, 1982, in Texas.
On May 11, 2012, Jimenez and his girlfriend Estrella Carrera, who were living together in Burban, Illinois, spontaneously decided to tie the knot.
After their marriage Jimenez and Estrella invited their friends and family to a celebratory dinner, before the couple left for a club.
Reports state that the couple were last seen together in the early hours of May 12, 2012.
Jimenez and Estrella had a son together, who was two years old at the time of their marriage.
He was also a step father to Estrella’s eldest child, a daughter, from a previous relationship, who was nine at the time.
What crimes did Arnoldo Jimenez commit?
Estrella had dropped off her children with family and was due to pick them up on May 12, 2012.
When she failed to collect them police were contacted.
Police carried out a welfare check at the couple’s apartment and found Estrella’s lifeless body in the bathtub.
Officers found her still wearing the sequined dress she wore to dinner with her family.
Investigators believe that Jimenez and Estrella argued in his car before he stabbed her repeatedly.
Coroners ruled Estrella died from multiple stab wounds and her death was classed as a homicide.
Jimenez was nowhere to be found, his car was missing and there was no sign of forced entry at the apartment.
On May 15, 2012, Jimenez was charged with Estrella’s murder and a warrant for his arrest was issued.
A second warrant of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution was issued on May 17, 2012.
According to a federal warrant from 2012, Jimenez told his sister he had a bad fight with Estrella and left her bleeding.
He is also alleged to have told a close friend that he was leaving Illinois.
The fugitive reportedly said that law enforcement should be told that he was headed to Mexico if they came looking for him.
The FBI believe Jimenez is hiding in Durango, Mexico.
How long has Arnoldo Jimenez been on FBI’s most wanted list?
Jimenez was the 522nd person to be added to the FBI’s most wanted list.
He was added to the list on May 18, 2019, seven years after the murder of his wife.
As of May 2023, he is one of the FBI’s top ten most wanted fugitives.