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Anaheim Woman Arrested in Mexico, Charged with Murder for Allegedly Decapitating Boyfriend
- 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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California woman accused of beheading boyfriend arrested in Mexico, returned to U.S.
A California woman accused of killing and decapitating her boyfriend was arrested in Mexico last week and returned to the U.S. to face charges of murder, authorities announced Thursday. Alyssa Marie Lira, 23, has been charged with one felony count of murder and one felony enhancement of personally using a weapon, according to Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer. The charges come five months after the headless body of Lira’s boyfriend, 5…
Alyssa Marie Lira fled to Mexico after her boyfriend Enrique González-Carbajal was found beheaded at her home in Anaheim
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