Enrique Gonzalez-Carbajal found decapitated by his girlfriend Alyssa Marie Lira in her Orange County apartment
23-year-old Alyssa Marie Lira has been arrested in Mexico five months after her boyfriend’s headless body was found inside her apartment in Anaheim.
On Aug. 25, 2025, police were called to an apartment complex on La Palma Ave., where they discovered a gruesome scene: 55-year-old Enrique Gonzalez-Carbajal’s decapitated body.
Prosecutors stated that the couple met when Lira was performing as an exotic dancer at a local strip club and had been together for two months. Detectives quickly identified her as a suspect and found that she had fled to Mexico. The D.A. stated this in a press release.
The FBI, Mexican Officials and local authorities were working together for months to be able to locate and arrest Lira.
For the second time in a week, the FBI has confirmed the return of a fugitive wanted for murder in Orange County to the United States. Earlier today, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office announced that an Anaheim woman accused of killing her boyfriend of two months has… pic.twitter.com/uD7mmyhmTv
— FBI Los Angeles (@FBILosAngeles) January 30, 2026
She was officially found and taken into custody on Jan. 23 and held at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. Lira was then handed over to the Anaheim police homicide detectives the following day. Authorities have not yet disclosed where in Mexico she was found.
Upon returning to the states, Lira has now been charged with one count of murder along with a felony enhancement for using a personal weapon. The Orange County District Attorney’s Office announced this publicly on Thursday.
If she is convicted of both charges, she will face a maximum sentence of 26 years to life.
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Lira is due to present herself in court for her arraignment on Feb. 13. She is currently being held at the Orange County Jail without bail.
Investigators have not shared any possible motive behind this crime. However, it is believed to have been a case of domestic violence. Authorities have reassured that they are working hard to investigate all missing information from this circumstance.