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Post by HeadMarshal on Jan 16, 2013 12:17:21 GMT -5
 (Above photo credit: FBI.Gov website) Fugitive Profile as of August 20th, 2014 (based on FBI.gov profile): Aliases: Carlos Casteneda, Juan Carlos Casteneda, Cesar Esparza, Juan Esparza, Juan Carlos Castaneda, Carlos Cataneda Date(s) of Birth Used: November 9, 1978; September 11, 1978 Place of Birth: El Paso, Texas Height: 5'8" Weight: 140 pounds Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Sex: Male Race: White (Hispanic) Nationality: American Remarks: Castaneda has ties to the Texas area and may be living in Mexico. Who to call if you've seen him: Local FBI field office or embassy or submit a tip at tips.fbi.govIn 2001 AMW aired Cesar Castaneda once during a commercial break. In 1995, 16-year old Cesar and several other caretakers of an elderly man in El Paso, Texas, burglarized the man's home. The man surprised the suspects who proceeded to beat him to death with blunt objects. Cesar was arrested two months later and was released on bond. He fled and a state warrant was issued in 1997 for Capital Murder, Burglary and Aggravated Robbery. www.fbi.gov/wanted/murders/cesar-carlos-castaneda/viewIt seems like many fugitive cold cases, this case has managed to have hit a brick wall. Even though it's a cold case, I'm surprised that El Paso's highly successful Manhunt Monday program has not featured Castaneda. As far as Castaneda's current whereabouts, he's probably somewhere in Mexico but where exactly is up in the air. www.epcounty.com/CS/blogs/sheriff_news/archive/tags/MANHUNT+MONDAY/default.aspxAdmin Note: If you have any news-related updates on this case, please contact us here: amwfans.com/thread/1662/website-contact-form |
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Post by тσρтєиhυитєя on Mar 16, 2017 23:14:20 GMT -5
The fact that he was young at the time of the crime, means that he's not close to being deceased since he's only 38 or 39 years old, so catching him isn't impossible.
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Post by HeadMarshal on Aug 9, 2017 9:07:36 GMT -5
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Post by Scumhunter on Jul 15, 2018 3:39:09 GMT -5
While Castaneda is obviously still at large as of this update (7/15/2018), since he's still on the FBI website just wanted to provide a link to an additional resource to track his fugitive status just in case. As of July 15th, 2018, a search of El Paso County's online criminal records show the charges against Castaneda as still being part of an open case: casesearch.epcounty.com/PublicAccess/CaseDetail.aspx?CaseID=5778811 |
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Post by HeadMarshal on Jul 15, 2018 14:59:53 GMT -5
Just wanted to also mention that Newspapers.com FINALLY uploaded an article regarding this case from 1997 since they got a ton of newspaper articles from the El Paso Times.
A key piece of info is that Cesar's bond was paid by his uncle's bail bonds company which is how he managed to become a fugitive.
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Post by Maddog on Oct 30, 2020 23:44:20 GMT -5
I went into the archived site, and he was profiled in 2001. Even though he was 17 at the time, it was determined that he was to be tried as an adult. The site mentioned that the FBI suspects he really burrowed into Mexico: they said they suspect he’s in the Mexico City area.
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Post by steven108 on May 30, 2022 12:02:42 GMT -5
A few days ago he was removed from the FBI site a week
Ago. What was his fate?
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Post by Scumhunter on May 30, 2022 12:18:31 GMT -5
No clue. El Paso court records now show a dismissal hearing was scheduled in August 2018 and later in 2021 and then a status hearing canceled in September 2021.
It says Castaneda has a retained attorney which would indicate he was eventually located but there's nothing about any arrests.
So unfortunately we may not learn what happened unless the FBI gives an update.
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Post by Maddog on May 30, 2022 20:43:39 GMT -5
Hmmm....
I'm almost wondering if he's lining up a surrender, but that would not explain the dismissal attempts.
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Post by girma on May 31, 2022 8:51:05 GMT -5
The law has changed and today a 16-year-old could not be charged with capital murder.
The most likely theory is that he's still hiding but has hired an attorney to fight for the dismissal of the case.
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Post by Scumhunter on May 31, 2022 8:54:25 GMT -5
Yeah not much we can do besides monitor court records or see if there's any articles from here on out.
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