{"id":334112,"date":"2026-05-27T07:09:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T07:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/334112\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T07:09:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T07:09:14","slug":"neighbors-honor-mother-killed-as-her-daughter-is-still-missing-nbc-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/334112\/","title":{"rendered":"Neighbors honor mother killed as her daughter is still missing \u2013 NBC Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"

A memorial is growing outside a West Adams home after a man allegedly killed his wife<\/a> and then kidnapped their young daughter.<\/p>\n

The search continues for 40-year-old Ruben Fregoso, who is suspected of abducting 5-year-old Daleza Fregoso, according to the California Highway Patrol. The kidnapping of the young girl prompted law enforcement to issue an Amber Alert on Monday as the father and daughter were last seen during the early hours of Sunday in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

Sources familiar with the case tell NBC4 Investigates the father is suspected of killing his wife, who is the missing girl\u2019s mother, inside their West Adams home. The manner of the woman’s death and her identity were not disclosed.<\/p>\n

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Since learning of the grim events, neighbors have been leaving flowers and candles in honor of the victim.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel my heart was broken,\u201d said Rodrigo Lopez, who works in West Adams. \u201cShe was a nice lady, friendly all the time when they passed by and say, \u2018Hi, how are you?\u2019 Every day, every day. Monday through Friday, I worked right there and she came.\u201d<\/p>\n

The CHP said Fregoso\u2019s Land Rover was located near the Mexico border, but he and the young girl were not found. Investigators say Fregoso made statements that he intended to leave the country.<\/p>\n

Legal Analyst Royal Oakes says if Fregoso is captured in Mexico, authorities would have to go through the extradition process, which could create additional hurdles for investigators.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fact that he may be in Mexico with his daughter is a game changer, and not in a good way,\u201d Oakes said. \u201cIt makes it much more complicated for American authorities. You can’t just roll into a foreign country and start making arrests. You have to cooperate with local authorities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, people in the neighborhood say they\u2019re praying for the safe return of the child as they remember her mother and the impact she had on those around her.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe miss her,\u201d Lopez said. \u201cYou see we put some candles and flowers. People love her. She was a nice lady, beautiful mother.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anyone who knows of Fregoso\u2019s whereabouts is urged to contact 911. Anonymous tips can be made by contacting Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A memorial is growing outside a West Adams home after a man allegedly killed his wife and then…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":334113,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[48,52,51,47,50,49,5835],"class_list":["post-334112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-la","tag-la-headlines","tag-la-news","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-headlines","tag-los-angeles-news","tag-west-adams"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=334112"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334112\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/334113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=334112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=334112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=334112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}