Illinois man who has been a fugitive for 12 years after kiling his wife will remain in custody Mexico wher he was arrested over the weekend, pending extradition proceedings

*Arnoldo Jimenez, 42, is accused of stabbing his wife, Estrella Carrera, 26, to death on the way home from their wedding reception on May 12, 2012 

Carrera’s remains were found inside her apartment’s bathtub with multiple stab wounds and reportedly still wearing the silver sequined cocktail dress she was wearing at her reception

Police said Jimenz stabbed Carrera at least 18 times in his Maserati before he dragged her body into her Burbank, Illinois, home

*Bride’s family alerted the authorities the day after the wedding after she failed to pick up her two small children

Manhunt launched after the victim’s body was found, but police discovered Jimenz had fled to Mexico with the help of his brother

Jimenez Jimenez who faces first-degree murder, is also charged with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution – his brother was arrested for a separate drug case

Arnoldo Jimenez, [photo], is accused of stabbing his wife, Estrella Carrera, to death on the way home from their wedding reception on May 12, 2012. He’s since remained a fugitive until his arrest in Monterrey, Mexico on Friday

A fleeing husband who managed to elude FBI and interpol for a dozen years is now in custody after his capture outside the US on January 31.
Arnoldo Jimenez, 42, cops suspect, stabbed his 26-year-old wife, Estrella Carrera, to death on the way home from their wedding reception on May 12, 2012. 
Her remains were found inside a bathtub at her Burbank, Illinois, apartment with multiple stab wounds. Reportedly, still wearing the same silver sequined cocktail dress she wore at her reception, hours earlier.
Police said her groom Arnoldo Jimenz, stabbed Carrera more than 18 times in his Maserati before he dragged her body into the apartment.

Murdered on her wedding day: Police believe Jimenz stabbed his bride of a few hours, Estrella Carrera, [photo], more than 18 times in his Maserati before he dragged her body into her Burbank, Illinois, home from their wedding reception

Carrera who shared a son with Jimenz also had a daughter from a previous marriage. The bride’s family alerted the authorities the day after the wedding after she failed to pick up her two small children.
Following the discovery of her body, a manhunt was launched but police quickly discovered that Jimenz had fled to Mexico with the help of his brother. 
The brother was arrested for a separate, drug case and police discovered the vehicle in his garage during that raid but they hadn’t caught the suspect until the last day of January, 2024 – 1a dozen years after the crime.
The arrest of the fugitive murder suspect in Monterrey, Mexico, brought to an end a 12 year manhunt which saw Jimenez featuring on the FBI’s ‘Most Wanted Fugitives’ list.

Cops said Jimenez stabbed Carrera to death in his Maserati before dragging the body into the apt., dumping it in the bathtub

Jimenez was added to the list of the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives in 2019. His arrest in Mexico on January 31, ended the 12-year manhunt. He faces first-degree murder charges. He has also been charged with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.

Jimenez was declared wanted on an arrest warrant after being charged with first-degree murder on May 15, 2012. Days later, he was additionally charged federally with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.
When Jimenez was added to the FBI’s Most Wanted List in 2019 a reward of up to $100,000 was offered. It is currently unclear if anyone has received the reward. 
The FBI Chicago, FBI San Antonio, the FBI’s Legal Attaché in Mexico City, and the United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois collaborated to locate Jimenez. 

Stills from surveillance footage show Estrella Carrera on May 12, 2012, wearing the silver sequined dress that she still waering when she was later found dead in a bathtub. She had been stabbed multiple times, her remains left in the bathtub of her apt in Burbank, Ill

Later arrested by agents of the Fiscalía General de la República (FGR), in conjunction with Interpol, Jimenez will remain in custody pending extradition proceedings.
In a a statement issued by the FBI’s Chicago Field Office, Douglas S. DePodesta, special agent in charge, thanked the Burbank Police Department, law enforcement in Mexico, and the public for their tremendous ‘investigative efforts and collaboration in the capture of Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Arnoldo Jimenez.’