Jorge Alberto Lopez-Orozco

Infobox FBI Ten Most Wanted
name = Jorge Alberto Lopez-Orozco


crime = Unlawful flight to avoid prosecution - Murder (3 counts)
birth_date = birth date and age|1976|4|22
death_date =
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added_date = March 17, 2005
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number = 480
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Jorge Alberto Lopez-Orozco (born April 22, 1976) is a fugitive wanted for murder of his girlfriend and her two young children, ages 2 and 4, and unlawful flight to avoid prosecution in Elmore County, Idaho. On March 17, 2005 he became the 480th fugitive listed by the FBI placed on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. [ [http://saltlakecity.fbi.gov/pressrel/2005/topten031705.htm IDAHO FUGITIVE PLACED ON THE FBI’S “TEN MOST WANTED” LIST] , FBI - Salt Lake City press release, March 17, 2005]

Details

Lopez-Orozco, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, earned income by distributing methamphetamines and helping his family with their farming business in Mountain Home, Idaho. His criminal record contains only an arrest during a traffic stop by Elmore County police on failure to purchase a driver's license. [citeweb|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,331027,00.html|title=Wanted for Murder: Jorge Lopez-Orozco|format=HTML|publisher=Fox News|accessdate=2008-06-17]

After Rebecca Ramirez had separated from Lopez-Orozco, she went living in her father's home in Nyssa, Oregon. Lopez-Orozco persuaded Ramirez to meet with him, and he picked her up along with her sons with promises that they would get married or take off together. In July 2002 Becky had brought her children with her boyfriend Jorge and drove off in their car to head back to Mountain Home, where they lived.

After a few days, Becky's family started to worry because this time she did not contact her family. Investigators listed them as missing persons and the family awaited her call.

On August 11, 2002 some Sturgeon Fisherman were riding ATV's along the famed fishing section of Snake River just outside of Mountain Home, Idaho. One of them spotted a burned-out car, and they found human remains inside. DNA tests revealed that the remains were the bodies of Ramirez and her sons, Miguel and Ricardo. The car was set on fire after they had been shot.

Investigators recovered the car's license plate and tracked down its owner. He had sold the car, and he had a photocopy of the buyer's driver's license. The buyer was Jorge Lopez-Orozco. Later, investigators that Ramirez had found out that her boyfriend Jorge was actually married with children. Her friends said that Becky was planning to break up with him. Detectives have suspected this being the motive for the murders. [citeweb|url=http://www.amw.com/fugitives/case.cfm?id=30629|title=AMW.com Jorge Lopez-Orozco - Fugitive|format=HTML|publisher="America's Most Wanted"|accessdate=2008-06-17]

Fugitive

Lopez-Orozco's brother Simon and his wife Maria Garcia were both also charged with accessory to first degree murder.It was alleged they assisted him with fleeing the state of Idaho and helping to conceal and provide transportation for the Lopez-Orozco family. After fleeing Idaho, Simon and Maria were last seen in San Jose, California in August 2002. [citeweb|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20061008152908/www.fbi.gov/wanted/fugitives/vc/additional/garcia_mc.htm|title=Federal Bureau of Investigation Fugitive - Maria Cruz Garcia|format=HTML|publisher=Federal Bureau of Investigation|accessdate=2008-06-17] Maria Garcia has been captured, but Jorge and Simon Lopez-Orozco remain at large. FBI believes they are possibly residing in Mexico.

References

External links

* [http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/fugitives/lopez-orozco.htm Jorge Lopez-Orozco's FBI Top 10 Most Wanted Fugitive Alert]
* [http://www.amw.com/fugitives/brief.cfm?id=30629 Jorge Lopez-Orozco's profile on "America's Most Wanted"]
* [http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/fugitives/vc/additional/orozco_sl.htm Simon Lopez-Orozco's FBI Wanted Poster]