Man accused of killing wife on wedding night brought back to US after years on the run in Mexico

A Mexican man who had been on the run for more than a decade before his arrest in his native country last year for allegedly killing his wife on their wedding night in Illinois has been returned to the United States, the FBI said Thursday.

Arnoldo Jimenez was brought back to the U.S. more than a year after he was captured on Jan. 30, 2025, by Mexican authorities working with U.S. law enforcement in Monterrey, Mexico.

Jimenez had been on the FBI's Most Wanted list of fugitives. At the time he was taken into custody, he was the fourth-most wanted fugitive in the U.S.

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"Thursday marks an important milestone for [FBI Chicago] — our personnel have successfully brought back FBI Most Wanted fugitive Arnoldo Jimenez from Mexico," the FBI said in a statement posted on X. "No matter how much time has passed or where a criminal may be in the world, the FBI will never stop in our pursuit of justice."

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Authorities said Jimenez killed Estrella Carrera, 26, on their wedding night. Her body was found in the bathtub of her Burbank, Illinois, apartment on May 13, 2012, less than 48 hours after the couple married.

Jimenez was charged with first-degree murder, and a state warrant was issued for his arrest on May 15, 2012. A federal warrant was issued two days later after Jimenez was charged federally with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.

Authorities have not disclosed a motive for the killing or a date for his first court appearance.