A Texas woman accused of the 1996 killing of her three-year-old daughter has been apprehended in Mexico after evading law enforcement for nearly thirty years, authorities announced, FOX News reports.
Maria Narez, 48, was taken into custody on Saturday following a joint international operation involving Mexican Interpol, the U.S. Marshals Service, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs alongside local investigators.
Narez was originally arrested in Tarrant County, Texas, in late 1996 in connection with the death of her daughter, Kasandra L. White. Court records indicate that she was charged with capital murder following allegations of physical abuse that led to the child’s death.
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After an initial bail setting, Narez secured release under conditions that included electronic monitoring and restrictions on contact with minors. Following her grand jury indictment in April 1997, Narez cut off contact with bond authorities shortly before her scheduled trial, prompting a judge to issue arrest warrants and declare her a fugitive.
The Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office confirmed that extradition and judicial proceedings will proceed to bring Narez to trial on the long-standing capital murder indictment.
