US EditionAdult Dancer Accused of Beheading Boyfriend Tracked Down in Mexico, DA Says
Ashley Marie Lira was captured in Mexico after five months and faces 25 years to life if convicted for murdering her boyfriend in a domestic violence case.
- Alyssa Marie Lira was extradited from Mexico to Orange County and scheduled for her first court appearance in Fullerton on Feb. 13, facing murder charges after five months on the run.
- After the Aug. 25, 2025 discovery, Anaheim homicide detectives found Enrique Gonzalez-Carbajal's headless body in the 1,300 block of East La Palma Avenue and learned Lira crossed the border.
- For five months, investigators from local, federal and Mexican agencies pursued and tracked Lira across borders, and Mexican authorities apprehended her at a home south of the border before turning her over at the San Ysidro border checkpoint.
- Charged with murder and a felony enhancement, Alyssa Marie Lira is held without bail at Orange County jail and faces up to 26 years to life if convicted.
- Investigators said the slaying is being treated as domestic violence after a two-month relationship, and Todd Spitzer, Orange County District Attorney, called Lira a `cold-blooded killer` while praising the probe's tenacity.
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Anaheim woman accused of decapitating boyfriend, fleeing to Mexico
ANAHEIM, Calif. (KESQ) - Authorities today released details about the case of a 23-year-old woman who fled to Mexico after allegedly killing her 55-year-old boyfriend, who was found decapitated. Alyssa Marie Lira of Anaheim was charged with murder on Monday with a sentencing enhancement for the personal use of a deadly weapon. She is accused of killing 55-year-old Enrique Gonzalez-Carbajal of Santa Ana. Officers were sent to a residence in…
Los Angeles Times
DNyuzDecapitation suspect from Orange County captured in Mexico, returned to U.S. to face charges
Alyssa Marie Lira, 23, faces charges in the slaying of 55-year-old Enrique Gonzalez-Carbajal, whose headless body was found by authorities inside her Anaheim home.
San Bernardino Sun
Anaheim woman, accused of decapitating her boyfriend, is brought back from Mexico
A 23-year-old Anaheim woman who fled to Mexico after she allegedly decapitated her 55-year-old boyfriend last year was extradited back to Orange County, authorities said. Ashley Marie Lira will make her first court appearance in Fullerton on Feb. 13, when she may enter a plea, said Kimberly Edds, an Orange County District Attorney’s Office spokeswoman. Charged with murder, Lira faces a maximum sentence of 26 years to life if convicted. The type …
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