Man killed his wife over affair, dumped her body in Mexico, Texas officials say
A man strangled his wife to death, stored her body in his car and went to a job interview, Texas officials told news outlets. Then officials said her body was found in a Mexico desert.
Jorge Mares Raygoza, 47, was arrested March 28, six days after his wife’s body was discovered on desert parkland in Juarez, Mexico. He was charged with murder and booked into county jail, according to an April 8 news release from the City of El Paso.
Mexican officials told the FBI when the body was discovered, as they suspected she had been killed in the U.S., officials said.
Later, when Raygoza came forward to identify his wife’s body after seeing a news release, KFOX reported that officials told the FBI as well.
Court documents obtained by KTSM revealed Raygoza learned March 18 his wife was having an affair with an unnamed person. He tracked his wife to a hotel, tried to video call her and asked a friend to take a photo of her car in the parking lot to send to her, court documents said, according to the news outlet.
On March 21, he drove to their El Paso home, according to court documents obtained by KVIA. The outlet reported he had been working in New Mexico and going home during weekends.
According to court documents, he confronted her about the person she was having an affair with, KTSM reported. After his arrest, he told investigators that when she wouldn’t divulge details, he “lost it,” court documents said, according to the news outlet.
KVIA reported that, according to court documents, Raygoza strangled his wife to death. He then dressed her body, put her in the backseat of her car and drove to a job interview with her inside, KVIA reported citing the documents.
This story was originally published April 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM with the headline "Man killed his wife over affair, dumped her body in Mexico, Texas officials say."
