US dual citizen extradited to El Salvador, accused of killing son’s mother and abandoning toddler: DOJ
Authorities say he killed his former partner and abandoned their son, and that phone records, witnesses and an autopsy support the case.
- On Wednesday, Michael Alejandro Castillo Murga, a 27-year-old Beaumont man, was surrendered to Salvadoran authorities, marking the first time the United States has extradited a U.S. citizen to face criminal charges in El Salvador.
- Authorities allege Castillo Murga killed his former partner on January 31, 2019, after picking her and their toddler up; he subsequently abandoned the child in rugged terrain where farmworkers later discovered him suffering from dehydration and starvation.
- Investigators found the victim's body near a highway on February 1, 2019, later discovering that relatives and an attorney directed workers to clean Castillo Murga's bloodstained car with water, shampoo, and vinegar to conceal the death.
- United States Magistrate Judge Sheri Pym certified the extradition, and District Judge John W. Holcomb denied his final appeals; marshals transferred Castillo Murga to custody following a State Department warrant this week.
- Castillo Murga fled to Guatemala on foot on February 2, 2019, allegedly with help from relatives and a lawyer, and now faces charges of "aggravated feminicide" and "imperfect homicide" handled by the Justice Department's Office of International Affairs.
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US dual citizen extradited to El Salvador, accused of killing son's mother and abandoning toddler: DOJ
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A dual U.S.-Salvadoran citizen California man accused of murdering a woman in front of their toddler son before abandoning the child near her remains has been extradited to El Salvador to face charges, the Department of Justice DOJ announced Thursday. Michael Alejandro Castillo Murga, 27, of Beaumont, [...]
US dual citizen extradited to El Salvador, accused of killing son's mother and abandoning toddler: DOJ
California man Michael Alejandro Castillo Murga was extradited to El Salvador to face feminicide charges in the first U.S. surrender of an American citizen to Salvadoran authorities.
California Man Extradited In Landmark Handover To El Salvador Over Brutal 2019 Slaying
A Southern California man was handed over to Salvadoran authorities Wednesday to face charges that he killed the mother of his toddler son and abandoned the boy in a remote field, marking the first time the United States has extradited a U.S. citizen to face criminal charges in El Salvador. Michael Alejandro Castillo Murga, 27, […] California Man Extradited In Landmark Handover To El Salvador Over Brutal 2019 Slaying
Beaumont man accused of killing woman in El Salvador extradited
LOS ANGELES (KESQ) - A 27-year-old Beaumont man accused of murdering a woman in front of their toddler son in El Salvador has been extradited at the request of the government, the Department of Justice announced. Michael Alejandro Castillo Murga, a dual U.S.-Salvadoran citizen, was surrendered on Wednesday to Salvadoran authorities to face criminal charges
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