10-04-2025
Docs: Man kills wife, dumps body in Juarez due to affair
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – A 47-year-old man was recently arrested and charged with murder for allegedly strangling his wife to death and dumping her body in Juarez after knowing she 'cheated on him,' according to court documents obtained by KTSM.
El Paso Police: Man charged with murder after woman's body found in Juarez
According to court documents, Jorge Mares Raygoza, 47, was arrested on Friday, March 28, for killing his wife, later identified as Coral Llamas Sifuentes, 45.
Sifuentes' body was found in a desert area off the side of a roadway near Mirador Camino Real — approximately 23 miles from the Ysleta port of entry — which is a park located in Juarez.
Raygoza was charged with murder under a $1.25 million bond, El Paso Police said.
According to court documents, on March 28, detectives from the El Paso Police Department's Crimes Against Persons unit were advised of a death investigation by the FBI.
FBI investigators informed detectives of an unidentified body found in Juarez the morning of March 22, which showed signs of being strangled and sexually assaulted with 'an unknown object,' according to court documents.
According to court documents, FBI investigators were notified by Mexican authorities after Raygoza came forward and said that the unidentified person was his wife. Raygoza said he was able to identify his wife after seeing a news release and identifying her shoes.
Investigators found that Raygoza resides in Hobbs, New Mexico, while Sifuentes and their children live in El Paso. Raygoza was known to come to El Paso on the weekend to visit his family, according to court documents.
According to court documents, investigators found that Sifuentes had been having an affair with an individual for around two years. Investigators were able to identify and interview the individual who said Raygoza recently knew of the affair on March 18.
Sifuentes and the individual rented a hotel room together, and Raygoza began a video call with his wife. The video call alarmed Sifuentes as Raygoza 'had never called her using the video call feature,' according to court documents.
According to court documents, after Sifuentes didn't answer the phone, she and the individual went their separate ways when Raygoza sent her a photograph of her vehicle in the parking lot of a hotel during the time she was with the individual.
Later that same day, Sifuentes texted the individual, saying that Raygoza was aware of the affair. The individual said that his last contact with Sifuentes was on March 21, when they exchanged text messages, according to court documents.
According to court documents, through investigation, it was found that Raygoza was captured via the Ysleta POE border crossing cameras at 5:49 p.m. on March 21, crossing into Juarez and driving Sifuentes' vehicle. The vehicle appeared to be clean as it drove into Juarez.
Raygoza was then seen driving back into El Paso at 7:48 p.m., and Sifuentes' vehicle appeared to have been driven through desert terrain as it had dirt on the tires and appeared dusty, according to court documents.
According to court documents, investigators further obtained screenshots of Raygoza's Google search history showing he was searching for a specific 'El Diario de Juarez' news article eight separate times between March 22-23. Raygoza later told investigators that he was not aware of the news article until March 25, when he was told by family members.
Investigators with Crimes Against Persons met with Raygoza at his residence, and he voluntarily agreed to meet with investigators at the El Paso Police Department headquarters, according to court documents.
According to court documents, Raygoza told investigators that on March 18, he tracked Sifuentes' location and learned that her vehicle was at a hotel. Raygoza asked a friend of his to drive to the hotel to take a picture of Sifuentes' vehicle, which was in the parking lot.
Raygoza said he called Sifuentes through the video call feature for about 30 minutes, but she didn't answer, according to court documents.
According to court documents, Raygoza said he continued tracking Sifuentes' location, which moved to a gym. Raygoza then sent Sifuentes the picture of her vehicle at the hotel and told her he knew what she was doing, and that they would talk about their future when he came back to El Paso.
Raygoza said he arrived in El Paso on March 21 and drove directly to his residence. He said that the main reason for his return to El Paso was because of a job interview he had secured to be closer to his family, according to court documents.
According to court documents, Raygoza said that he and Sifuentes 'engaged in sexual intercourse.' After the encounter, both of them walked into the living room and began to talk about Sifuentes' affair.
Raygoza brought up the individual with whom Sifuentes was involved and wanted details of their relationship. However, Raygoza said Sifuentes didn't want to talk about the affair, which enraged Raygoza, and he 'lost it,' according to court documents.
According to court documents, Raygoza told investigators that he strangled Sifuentes to death with both his hands for about 30 minutes due to all the rage and frustration he had against her.
Raygoza said Sifuentes was unclothed when he killed her, and he dressed her fully to take her out of the residence, according to court documents.
According to court documents, Raygoza said that he placed Sifuentes into the backseat of her vehicle in a seated position and left her in the driveway throughout the day.
After returning home from his job interview, Raygoza said that he got into Sifuentes' vehicle and drove across the Ysleta POE into Juarez. He said he destroyed Sifuentes' phone and smart watch and threw them in Juarez, according to court documents.
According to court documents, Raygoza said that he drove to a park located in Juarez where he dumped Sifuentes' body. After that, he proceeded with errands in the area, then drove back into the U.S.
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