{"id":380145,"date":"2026-07-20T22:27:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T22:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/380145\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T22:27:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T22:27:17","slug":"dfw-real-estate-agent-arrested-after-breakthrough-in-2012-arlington-murder-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/380145\/","title":{"rendered":"DFW real estate agent arrested after breakthrough in 2012 Arlington murder investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ARLINGTON, Texas – Investigators from the Arlington Police Department and the FBI Dallas Field Office have made an arrest in connection to a 2012 cold case murder in Arlington.<\/p>\n

2012 Arlington murder arrest \"\" <\/p>\n

What we know:<\/p>\n

Public records show Mayra Velasquez was arrested on July 16. Velasquez has been charged with capital murder in connection to a Jan. 2012 incident.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She is being held without bond.<\/p>\n

Public records show that Velasquez is a real estate agent with Pure Realtors, LLC. Her license is currently still active.<\/p>\n

Dig deeper:<\/p>\n

Arlington Police and the FBI Dallas Field Office will hold a press conference later this week to provide an update on an arrest made in the 2012 murder of 32-year-old Irasema Chavez.<\/p>\n

Chavez was found dead at her apartment in the 2700 block of S. Collins Street on Jan. 20, 2012.<\/p>\n

2012 surveillance footage <\/p>\n

In 2012, Arlington Police released surveillance footage from the night before Chavez’s murder to help identify a person seen entering the apartment, but were unable to identify a suspect in the murder after pursuing multiple leads.<\/p>\n

During their investigation, Arlington PD commissioned a generative profile of the suspect, but it did not generate any leads.<\/p>\n

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In 2024, Arlington PD and the FBI Dallas Field Office partnered on the case by using the FBI’s Investigative Genetic Genealogy program.<\/p>\n

In early 2026, detectives made a significant break in the case, leading to an arrest in relation to the case.<\/p>\n

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What we don’t know:<\/p>\n

It’s unclear what the break in the case was that led to the arrest, or the circumstances that led to Chavez’s murder.<\/p>\n

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What’s next:<\/p>\n

Arlington Police and the FBI’s Dallas office will hold a joint press conference at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 22 to discuss more about the case.<\/p>\n

The Source: Information in this story comes from the Arlington Police Department.<\/p>\n

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