A Peruvian man tried to blame ICE agents for his wife’s disappearance, but he was the killer all along. Jossimar Cabrera lied to cover up the brutal murder of his 33-year-old wife Sheylla in Lancaster, California. When family members asked where she was, this coward pointed fingers at immigration officers instead of telling the truth.
The lies kept changing as investigators closed in on the truth. First Cabrera said ICE took his wife away. Then he claimed she ran off with another man. Finally, he said she died in an accident. Each story was more ridiculous than the last.
Security cameras don’t lie like murderers do. Video footage caught Cabrera red-handed dragging something heavy and wrapped in fabric from their apartment building. That something turned out to be his wife’s body, which he dumped in Angeles National Forest like garbage.
Sheylla’s grandmother revealed the horrifying truth about this monster. He had been beating Sheylla and even slapped their innocent 3-year-old child. This was a pattern of violence that ended in the worst possible way.
When police discovered Sheylla’s remains wrapped in material, Cabrera had already fled the country. He kidnapped their three young sons and ran back to Peru like the coward he is. Thank God those children are now safe with their mother’s family.
Our broken immigration system failed this American family again. While honest immigrants wait years for legal status, criminals like Cabrera slip through the cracks and commit heinous crimes. Then they escape justice by running back to their home countries.
Peru’s government helped return the children but let the killer walk free. Cabrera was questioned at the Lima airport but somehow avoided arrest. Now American taxpayers will spend thousands trying to extradite this murderer back to face justice.
This tragedy shows why we need stronger border security and better cooperation with foreign governments. Sheylla Cabrera deserved protection from this violent criminal, and her children deserved a father who wouldn’t destroy their family. Instead, they got a lying killer who tried to blame America’s immigration system for his own evil actions.