Fugitive Watch: Wanted by the FBI
Banuelos is wanted for child abduction and the alleged murder of a newborn.
Feb. 20, 2008— -- Alicia Leonor Banuelos is wanted for the alleged murder of her newborn child and abducting her daughter who had been placed in a guardian's custody.
Reward: Unknown at this time.
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Sex: Female
Height: 5' 6"
Weight: 138 pounds
Race: White (Hispanic)
Nationality: Mexican
Remarks: Alician Leonor Banuelos should be considered armed and dangerous.
Banuelos has connections in El Paso, Texas and Mexico.
Alicia Leonor Banuelos was scheduled to begin trial on Oct. 12, 1999, for the alleged murder of her newborn child. On Oct. 10, 1999, during a monthly visitation, Banuelos disappeared from a local shopping mall with her daughter, four-year-old Lyric Garcia, who had been placed in a guardian's custody pending the result of the trial.
A state arrest warrant was issued in Cook County, Ill., on Oct. 12, 1999, after Banuelos was charged with murder. Banuelos was also charged in Cook County with child abduction, and a state arrest warrant was issued for her arrest on Oct. 14, 1999. Banuelos was charged federally with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution and an arrest warrant was issued by the United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, on Nov. 30, 1999.
Aliases: Leonor Banuelos, Alicia Banuelos, Leonor Alicia Banuelos, Alicia Banuelos-Flores, Alicia-Leonor Banuelos.
Contact: If you have any information concerning this person, please contact your local FBI office or the nearest American Embassy or Consulate.