Overview
- Baja California authorities say the victim, identified by family as Aracely Romero Acevedo, was found dead in a vehicle in La Paz with visible signs of violence, including possible strangulation.
- Officials detained the suspect at the scene Saturday night and transferred him to Baja California prosecutors’ custody following an arrest reported on Sunday.
- Prosecutor Miguel Angel Gaxiola said the body was driven through border checkpoints between San Diego and Tijuana before the detention in Mexico.
- Under Mexican protocol the suspect is listed as “Erik N.”, while U.S. reports identify him as Erick Alcantar Almanza, 44.
- The couple’s eldest son said the suspect called his children and confessed during the drive; investigators say the killing likely occurred in Long Beach, with motive and official cause of death still pending.