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California murder suspect arrested in Peru after wife’s body was found dumped in forest near LA

Jossimar Cabrera, charged with murdering his wife in Lancaster, surrendered in Lima; their three children were safely located and repatriated, officials confirmed.

  • A man suspected of killing his wife and dumping her body in a Southern California forest has been arrested in Peru.
  • Sheylla Cabrera's body was found wrapped in material on August 16 in Angeles National Forest, and her husband Jossimar Cabrera was seen on surveillance video dragging a heavy object from their apartment.
  • Jossimar Cabrera fled to Peru with the couple's three sons, but the sons were returned to the U.S., and Cabrera will be extradited to face a murder charge filed by prosecutors.
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LANCASTER, Calif. (AP) — A man suspected of murdering his wife and dumping her body in a Southern California woods weeks ago has been arrested in Peru and will be extradited back to the U.S. to face a murder charge, Los Angeles officials said Wednesday. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said the Peruvian Consulate General informed them that 36-year-old Jossimar Cabrera turned himself in to authorities in Lima.

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NBC LA broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Wednesday, August 27, 2025.
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