Luis Fernando Ben\u00edtez-Gonz\u00e1lez, 26, a Mexican citizen, is linked to the murders of 34-year-old Alyssa Ann Rivera in Austin and 28-year-old Alba Jenisse Aviles in Bastrop County, authorities said. He was arrested in Dallas April 27 by U.S. Marshals and other law enforcement agencies.<\/p>\n
“This illegal alien from Mexico is accused of murdering two women in Texas,” said DHS acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis. “He has also been arrested for charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and possession of dangerous drugs.<\/p>\n
SUSPECTED TEXAS KILLER IS AN ILLEGAL FROM MEXICO ACCUSED IN RASH OF ‘EXTREME VIOLENCE’ AGAINST WOMEN<\/a><\/p>\n Luis Benitez-Gonzalez is accused of murdering Alba Jenisse Aviles, 28, and Alyssa Ann Rivera, 34, in Texas during separate incidents. (Getty Images; Department of Homeland Security)<\/p>\n “Alba Jenisse Aviles and Alyssa Ann Rivera should still be alive today.”<\/p>\n Ben\u00edtez-Gonz\u00e1lez was charged with first-degree murder<\/a> and two counts of second-degree felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to jail records in Travis County, where he is being held. He also has a previous drug possession charge, according to DHS.<\/p>\n He was connected to the killings through DNA evidence, authorities said.<\/p>\n Aviles was murdered April 14, 2018; her body was discovered by a passing motorist. She was last seen alive at Club Caribe in Austin with an unidentified Hispanic man.\u00a0<\/p>\n Bastrop County detectives found evidence that Aviles had been dragged, strangled and assaulted<\/a>, noting mud on her clothing and feet, bruising on her neck, chin and lip, and blood on her face and the exterior of her car.<\/p>\n ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT CHARGED IN CHEERLEADER’S MURDER ‘KNEW WHAT HE WAS DOING’ DESPITE LATEST CLAIM, MOM SAYS<\/a><\/p>\n Luis Benitez-Gonzalez is accused of killing two women and shooting two more who survived. He is an illegal immigrant from Mexico who was voluntarily deported in 2020, according to authorities. Austin police believe there may be more victims. (Austin Police Department)<\/p>\n Detectives also found one of her earrings 10 feet away from the vehicle, Fox 7 Austin<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n Ben\u00edtez-Gonz\u00e1lez told detectives he was defending himself, claiming Aviles attacked him during an argument over drugs. He allegedly admitted to grabbing her by the neck from behind and strangling her for approximately seven minutes.<\/p>\n Rivera’s body was found by Austin police in an abandoned home on June 21, 2024. She was discovered with an extension cord wrapped around her neck. Police also found a bloody rock, bloody handprints and evidence that Rivera had been forcibly dragged into the house and assaulted.<\/p>\n PATEL TOUTS FBI DNA BREAKTHROUGH HE SAYS BUSTED ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT IN DECADE-LONG SERIAL RAPE CASE<\/a><\/p>\n Alyssa Ann Rivera was killed in Austin on June 22, 2024. (Austin Police Department)<\/p>\n A medical examiner determined Rivera had been struck in the head and nose. Surveillance footage showed her walking with a man shortly before she was killed. In that case, Ben\u00edtez-Gonz\u00e1lez claimed Rivera tried to strangle him with a seatbelt, which he then turned on her, according to reports.<\/p>\n “There was DNA found at both scenes,” APD Sgt. Nathan Sexton said in 2024. “Multiple sources of DNA at both scenes, but the same suspect links back in both cases.”<\/p>\n Alba Jenisse Aviles Marti was killed on April 14, 2018, in Bastrop County, Texas. (Austin Police Department)<\/p>\n![\"Luis](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/luis-benitez-gonzalex-001.jpg\")
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