Overview
- Mexican authorities detained Alyssa Marie Lira on Jan. 22; U.S. investigators took custody at the San Ysidro Port of Entry on Jan. 23.
- Prosecutors charged the 23-year-old with one count of murder and a weapon-use enhancement, carrying a potential maximum sentence of 26 years to life.
- An arraignment is scheduled for Feb. 13 at the North Justice Center in Fullerton, according to the district attorney’s office.
- Police say Lira fled to Mexico after officers found 55-year-old Enrique Gonzalez-Carbajal decapitated inside her Anaheim home on Aug. 25, 2025.
- Authorities have not disclosed a motive, with investigators noting the case may involve domestic violence.