Illegal immigrant is charged in the murder of his wife of nine years inside their apt in Carol Stream Chicago apartment

Baltazar Perez-Estrada, 33, handed himself over to police on Sunday and confessed that he’d of stabbed his wife, he also confided in his brother about that the stabbing

Maricela Simon Franco, 26, was found dead at their home in Chicago after Baltazar killed her in front of their daughters

Couple had an argument around 10pm Sunday, that turned physical after Baltazar discovered his wife had a boyfriend

A medical examiner found Perez-Estrada tried to decapitate Maricela’s head

Cops later found out that the killer and family crossed the US border two weeks earlier

Baltazar who faces five counts of first-degree murder has been denied bail, his immigration charges will be heard in a separate case 

Baltazar Perez-Estrada, 33, has been accused of stabbing his wife to death on Sunday before he tried to decapitate her in front of their daughters

A 33-year-old man arrested after accused of stabbing his wife to death in a Chicago area apartment and trying to decapitate her in front of their daughters authorities said is an illegal immigrant who. crossed the US border with family, barely two weeks earlier.
Father of two Baltazar Perez-Estrada turned himself into the Carol Stream Police Department on Monday around 11.30am.
Estrada told police that he ‘stabbed his wife,’ Maricela Simon Franco, 26, according to court records.

Maricela Simon Franco, [photo], was stabbed to death by her husband, who then tried his wife to decapitate her in front of their children Maricela it is alleged, previously told her uncle that she was planning on leaving her husband 

According to the police report, around 10pm Sunday, the couple had an argument at their home  in the Carol Stream apartment complex, that soon turned physical after Baltazar discovered that his wife had a boyfriend, prosecutors said. 
He proceeded to stab Maricela dozens of times in her neck, head, torso and hands before he attempted to decapitate her head while their two children were present, according to prosecutors.
‘In this case, the sad reality is, Maricela’s life has been reduced to a statistic of domestic violence due to the alleged actions of her husband, Baltazar Perez-Estrada,’ the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office said. 

The couple had an argument at their home in the Carol Stream apartment complex, around 10pm Sunday, that soon turned physical after Baltazar [right],discovered that his wife Maricela Simon-Franco [left], had a boyfriend. He stabbed her to death

‘This brutal, senseless act of violence alleged against Mr. Perez-Estrada will not be tolerated and will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.’ 
Authorities later found out that Baltazar and his family had just entered the US illegally about two weeks before he allegedly murdered his wife. 
The couple’s two young daughters later told police that during the gruesome attack, they saw their father ‘hitting’ their mother with a knife.
Maricela was pronounced dead at the scene.
A medical examiner determined Simon-Franco had been stabbed several dozen times in the face, head, neck, arms and chest, and was nearly decapitated, according to the petition.

The couple’s two young daughters saw their father ‘hitting’ their mother with a knife. Authorities later found out that Baltazar and his family had just entered the US illegally approximately two weeks before he murdered his wife

A previous police report revealed officers were called to the couple’s house on March 17 for a domestic incident, but no criminal charges were filed

One of the girls told the police her father got rid of the knife in a nearby pond, documents revealed. 
A petition for pretrial detention revealed that before Baltazar turned himself into police, he confided in his brother that he’d killed his wife, Daily Herald, reports. 
The petition said he asked his brother to pick him and the kids up at the Glenside Library, where they were found covered in mud. 
His brother then bought them new clothes and took them to his home so they could clean up before Baltazar told his brother what happened a night earlier. He then turned himself in to police. 
A previous police report revealed officers were called to the couple’s house on March 17 for a domestic incident, but no criminal charges were filed. 
According to the petition, before the alleged murder, Maricela’s uncle said his niece stopped by his apartment and said she planned on leaving her husband. 

Baltazar faces five counts of first-degree murder. On Thursday, a DuPage County judge decided to deny pre-trial release for Baltazar. He is expected in court on April 25, for arraignment for murder of Simon-Franco. His immigration charges will be dealt with at a separate trial

Baltazar faces five counts of first-degree murder and he was charged by the US government with alien inadmissibility. 
On Thursday, a DuPage County judge decided to deny pre-trial release for Baltazar. 
He is expected in court on April 25 for arraignment and his immigration charges will be dealt with during a separate trial.