Man Arrested for Allegedly Strangling His Wife to Death and Dumping Her Body in Mexico After a Job Interview

A man has been arrested in Texas for allegedly strangling his wife to death after finding out she had an affair, according to reports.

The El Paso Police Department shared in a statement on X that officers arrested Jorge Mares Raygoza, 47, on murder charges on March 28 in connection with the death of Coral Llamas Sifuentes, 45.

Police said its Crimes Against Persons unit was contacted by the FBI about a death investigation into Sifuentes, who was found deceased in Juarez, Mexico. However, United States authorities were informed by Mexican investigators that it was believed she was murdered in the U.S. 

Detectives met with Raygoza on March 28 and obtained a warrant for his arrest. He was booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility on a $1.25 million bond. 

The El Paso Police Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment on the incident.

Raygoza and Sifuentes had been married, though they lived in two separate states with the former residing in in Hobbs, N.M. Sifuentes lived in El Paso with their children, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by KVIA-TV, KFOX14 and KTSM-TV.

Raygoza worked Monday through Friday at a warehouse job and visited El Paso on the weekends to see his family, according to the affidavit, per the outlets. However, he learned on March 18 that his wife was allegedly having an affair over the past two years and discovered her at a hotel with another man, per KVIA-TV and KFOX14. 

Raygoza then confronted her about the alleged affair on March 21, per the affidavit. He later confessed to police that he flew into a rage and strangled her for about 30 minutes before dressing her and storing her in the backseat of her car. He then proceeded to drive to a job interview in El Paso, per KVIA-TV.

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According to the affidavit, following the interview, cameras captured Raygoza driving Sifuentes’ car into Juarez through the Ysleta Port of Entry before returning to the U.S. in the same vehicle. He admitted to police, per KFOX14, that he drove to El Paso to dump her body. He also destroyed her phone and smartwatch, according to the affidavit, per KTSM-TV.

The Chihuahua Attorney General’s Office in Mexico claimed that Sifuentes died of asphyxiation by strangulation, and said her body was discovered on the Periferico Camino Real highway in Juarez on March 22, according to KVIA-TV.

The El Paso Police Department began investigating Sifuentes’ death after FBI investigators were notified by Mexican authorities that Raygoza had come forward to identify her body. He allegedly came forward after seeing a news release on her death and identified her shoes, per KFOX14 and KTSM-TV.

The El Paso Police Department said the investigation into Sifuentes’ death is still ongoing.