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Husband Charged With Murder in Death of Lancaster Mother Found in Angeles National Forest

Extradition efforts are underway to return Jossimar Cabrero Cornejo from Peru.

Sheylla Cabrera with her husband, Jossimar Cabrera.
Sheylla Cabrera’s body was found in the Angeles National Forest on Aug. 16.
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Overview

  • Los Angeles County prosecutors filed a felony complaint charging Jossimar Cabrero Cornejo, 36, with murder in the killing of his wife, Sheylla Cabrera.
  • Search teams found Sheylla Cabrera’s body on Aug. 16 down an embankment in the Angeles National Forest, after investigators obtained video appearing to show her husband dragging a large object from their Lancaster apartment complex.
  • The couple’s three children were located safe in Peru and placed into protective custody; authorities and family say the children have since been repatriated and are now with the mother’s relatives.
  • Investigators say Cabrero Cornejo fled to Peru, where officials questioned him at Lima’s airport but did not detain him due to the absence of a U.S. arrest warrant at that time.
  • The county medical examiner is determining the cause of death, and relatives and neighbors report prior abuse allegations and conflicting explanations the husband gave for Sheylla’s disappearance.