2 Days After Estrella Carrera's Wedding She's Found Stabbed To Death In Her Bathtub. Burbank, Ill., Police On The Hunt For Husband, Arnoldo Jimenez

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By NBC News and wire services

Burbank, Ill., police are on the hunt for the husband of a newlywed woman found stabbed to death in her bathtub over the weekend.
Arnoldo Jimenez, 30, and Estrella Carrera, 26, were married on Friday, just two days before Carerra's body was found by authorities during a search prompted by worried family members.

Jimenez hasn't been seen since, officials said. A Cook County judge issued a warrant for his arrest on Tuesday.

Still wearing wedding dress, woman stabbed to death in bathtub

Following a City Hall wedding ceremony, the newlyweds rented a party limo and celebrated their new union with a group of friends and family, ending the evening at a night club on the north side of Chicago, officials said.

The pair were last seen together at about 4 a.m. Saturday, officials said. Roughly 36 hours later, Carerra's body was found. Officials confirmed she was still wearing her silver-sequined wedding dress.

"It was a very brutal killing," Capt. Joseph Ford of the Burbank Police Department told The Associated Press Tuesday. "We do our jobs every day, of course. But something like this really motivates you to work even harder."

Investigators said there were no signs of forced entry into the bride's apartment.

Jimenez was known to be driving a black, four-door 2006 Maserati with Illinois license plates. According to The Associated Press, he had tried to keep the impending wedding secret from most of Carrera's family.

Carerra called one of her cousins, Sandy Lopez, and invited her to the party but said nothing about a wedding, The Associated Press reported.

"She didn't want to tell me she had gotten married," she said. "She didn't tell anybody besides her father the day before."

The couple had reportedly been dating for two years prior to getting married. Carrera had two children, aged two and nine, respectively.

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Relative: Groom had 'bad fight' with bride found in bathtub

By NBCChicago.com

The sister of a Burbank, Ill., bride found stabbed to death in her apartment over the weekend said her new brother-in-law called a relative on the day the body was found to report he'd left his new wife bleeding after a "bad fight."

Estrella Carrera's body was found Sunday, two days after a hastily-planned City Hall wedding. Her new husband, 30-year-old Arnoldo Jimenez, disappeared, but not before reportedly placing a call to his sister.

"She said that he was crying and he was really nervous," explained Jazmin Carrera, the bride's sister, of the phone call. "He said they had a really bad fight and he had left her bleeding."

Illinois police on the hunt for groom of slain bride found in bathtub

Police said they're aware of the reported phone call and are looking into it. A warrant was issued Tuesday for Jimenez's arrest.

Authorities are pleading with Jimenez to turn himself in "for the sake of his family and especially his children,'' said Burbank police Capt. Joseph Ford. "I am sure they are very concerned for his well-being."

Most of the bride's family disapproved of her relationship with Jimenez, who is the father of one of Carrera's children, a 2-year-old boy. Jimenez had hit and bruised her sister in the past, Jazmin Carrera told the Associated Press.

Ford said Jimenez was previously arrested for domestic violence in another city in a case that did not involve Carrera. Police don't know what Jimenez does for a living, although he was last known to be driving a black 2006 Maserati, an expensive car.

"We do not believe Jimenez is a danger to others, but we certainly do not know his mind frame at the present time," Ford told the AP.

Since the killing likely took place mere hours after the couple went to Carrera's Burbank apartment, the suspect had a day to flee the metropolitan area or even the state before the body was found, Ford said.

"It was a very brutal killing," Ford said. "We do our jobs every day, of course. But something like this really motivates you to work even harder."

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Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution - First Degree Murder
ARNOLDO JIMENEZ


Alias: Arnoldo Jimenez Rochel

DESCRIPTION
Date(s) of Birth Used: February 19, 1982

Place of Birth: Texas

Height: 6'0"

Weight: 225 pounds

NCIC: W545026947

Hair: Black

Eyes: Brown

Sex: Male

Race: White (Hispanic)

Remarks: Jimenez may have fled to Durango, Mexico, specifically in the area of Santiago Papasquiaro. He also has ties to Texas and North Carolina.
CAUTION
Arnoldo Jimenez is wanted for his alleged involvement in the murder of his newlywed wife in Burbank, Illinois. Jimenez allegedly stabbed his wife to death in the bathtub of her apartment on May 12, 2012, then fled in a black 2006 Maserati.
Jimenez was charged with first degree murder by the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, and a state warrant was issued for his arrest on May 15, 2012. A federal arrest warrant was issued by the United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, on May 17, 2012, after Jimenez was charged federally with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.

REWARD
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Arnoldo Jimenez.
SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS

If you have any information concerning this person, please contact your local FBI office or the nearest American Embassy or Consulate.
Field Office: Chicago

Poster Classification: Violent Crimes Murders


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