Crime & Safety
Fugitive Suspect In 2013 San Jose Fatal Stabbing Of Ex-Girlfriend Extradited From Mexico To Face Murder Charge
A man who San Jose police said fled to Mexico after stabbing his ex-girlfriend to death was returned to the Bay Area last week.
A man who San Jose police said fled to Mexico after stabbing his ex-girlfriend to death outside her apartment in 2013 was returned to the Bay Area last week to face a murder charge, police said Tuesday.
Juan Ramirez, 37, was identified as the suspect after the March 22, 2013 stabbing of 29-year-old Sandra Cruzes-Gonsalez in an apartment complex parking lot on the 900 block of North First Street, just east of the County Government Center.
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According to San Jose police, the then-25-year-old Ramirez confronted Cruzes-Gonsalez in her apartment parking lot, where they exchanged words before Ramirez stabbed her multiple times and fled. Cruzes-Gonsalez died of her injuries at a hospital.
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