Annabelle Margaret Floren-Wyant, 18, was found dead with blood coming out of her ear just before 3 a.m. on Aug. 1, in the home of Jorge Mexza Alarcon Jr. near El Paso, Texas

Alarcon Jr, 26, has charged with first-degree murder – court records show he was charged with strangulation assault in December 2023 in a separate case which is still open

Annabelle informed her friend that She was visiting Alarcon’s home to “collect money”, but he was ‘weird’ and requested he check on her periodically via text message or phone call

When the friend was unable to reach Annabelle at approximately 0225 am, he called 911 to report the incident

Floren-Wyant was found inside the suspect’s bedroom with blood trickling from her ear

Alarcon claimed Floren-Wyant had agreed to meet up via Snapchat to exchange money for sex, he turned get the money, but she hit in the head with a cellphone, causing him to black out

That was when he put her in a “D’arce” chokehold

Annabelle Margaret Floren-Wyant [right] died on Aug. 1 after meeting up with a man she met on Snapchat. She was found inside the Jorge Meza-Alarcon’s bedroom, in El Paso, with blood coming from her ear

An 18-year-old Colorado woman sent her friend eerie text messages asking to be checked on periodically before she was allegedly strangled to death by a man she met on Snapchat.
Annabelle Margaret Floren-Wyant was found dead with blood coming out of her ear just before 3 a.m. on Aug. 1 in the home of Jorge Mexza Alarcon Jr., 26, near El Paso, Texas, KKTV reported.
The teen’s friend told police she had visited Alarcon’s home to “collect money,” according to the report.
“[The friend] said Annabelle informed him Jorge was ‘weird’ and requested he check on her periodically via text message or phone call,” arrest papers state..
When the lookout was unable to reach Annabelle at approximately 0225 hours, he called 911 to report the incident. He told deputies she had visited a home to meet with Jorge to “collect money” from one of her subscribers.
Responding cops discovered Floren-Wyant inside the suspect’s bedroom with blood coming from her ear.

Jorge Meza-Alarcon Jr, [photo], 26, claims he was scared after the victim knocked him out with a cell phone, attacked him before he put her in a “D’arce” chokehold – which caused her death. He has charged with first-degree murder

Alarcon was apprehended about three miles from his home with injuries to his face.
He had called 911 claiming someone had assaulted him, according to the report.
Alarcon told investigators Floren-Wyant had agreed to meet up via Snapchat to exchange money for sex.
That his guest then requested for money, but when he turned to get it, he was hit in the head with a cellphone, which caused him to black out.
Alarcon then claimed Floren-Wyant had threatened him and he felt uneasy about the encounter — especially since there was a vehicle idling outside and Floren-Wyant was texting someone throughout the night, according to the report.

Floren-Wyant, seen [photo], with generations of her family, had asked a friend to wait outside Alarcon Jr’s house and check in on her periodically

Alarcon told investigators he got scared because he thought they were planning to attack him so he put her in a “D’arce” chokehold, which he demonstrated for police in the interview room, according to the arrest papers.
After he got off Floren-Wyant he went outside to his dad’s truck. When asked if he knew Floren-Wyant was dead he said, “without checking her pulse…”
Alarcon was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.
The KKTV report mentions court records showing that Alarcon Jr was charged with strangulation assault in December 2023 in a separate case which is still open in the Fourth Judicial District.
In another case from March 2024, a judge granted a permanent restraining order against Alarcon for a woman.