Post by HeadMarshal on Oct 7, 2023 5:31:07 GMT -5
Photo Credits: Archived US Marshals Website
Defendant Details
DOB: 01/22/1976
Current Age: 47 (As of October 7, 2023)
Height: 5'8
Weight: 175 lbs
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
POB: El Salvador
Aliases: Vadal Antonio Gonzalez, Vadal Antonio Gonzales, Jose Rivas
Occupation: Kitchen worker
Date Of Crime: June 28, 1999
Location Of Crime: Polk County, Iowa
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Vidal Antonio Gonzalez is wanted for the homicide of 31-year old Estevan Arambula-Peraza. According to Newspapers.com archives, Vidal and Estevan were among several people fighting in a nightclub parking lot. After Estevan apparently won the fight, Vidal allegedly stabbed Estevan to death in retaliation for losing.
Vidal was initially charged as a material witness to Estevan's homicide. A language barrier between investigators and witnesses complicated the investigation. In November of 1999, a warrant for 1st Degree Murder was issued for Vidal's arrest.
Based on crime location, it is advised to contact Crime Stoppers Of Central Iowa at 800-452-1111 if you have any information on Vidal's whereabouts.
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Thoughts? As of today, October 7, 2023, Vidal's 1st Degree Murder case is not listed in Iowa's court records database. According to an Iowa county sheriff's website, warrants are not public record in the court records database until they are served. The fact that the 1st Degree Murder case is not listed means that the warrant has not been served and Vidal is still at large. The material witness case is listed as dismissed without prejudice from 1999. I checked PACER and did not see an UFAP (Unlawful Flight To Avoid Prosecution) case for Vidal.
I do hope that Estevan's family will get the justice and answers they deserve. Vidal probably fled to El Salvador, although he could be working in a restaurant anywhere in the US.
- web.archive.org/web/20050530050431/http://www.usmarshals.gov/district/ia-s/fugitives/pdf/gonzalez.pdf
- www.iowacourts.state.ia.us/ESAWebApp/SelectFrame
- www.johnsoncountyiowa.gov/department-of-sheriff/faqs