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Court Docs Detail El Paso Killing as Alejandra Ramirez, 27, Is Charged With Murder

A court affidavit describes video of a woman fleeing with a knife from the victim’s apartment.

Overview

  • Police say a caretaker found Jorge Serna nude on the floor with his hands bound by an electrical cord and apparent stab wounds to his neck.
  • Investigators documented footprints in blood leading away from the front door of the South-Central El Paso residence.
  • A nearby camera recorded a woman leaving at 7:21 a.m. carrying a knife, and witnesses later identified her as Alejandra Ramirez based on a distinctive left-shoulder tattoo and a Facebook photo.
  • Ramirez was arrested on Sept. 17 and booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility, where she is being held without bond.
  • The Crimes Against Persons unit continues the investigation, and police are seeking tips at 915-832-4400 or anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 915-566-8477.