Alexis Flores: Difference between revisions

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* [[Fugitive Felon Act|Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution]]

| reward = $100250,000

| alias = Carlos Flores, Mario Flores, Mario Roberto Flores, Mario F. Roberto, Alex Contreras, Alesis Contreras, Carlos Contreras

| Ethnicity = Hispanic

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'''Alexis Flores''' (born July 18, 1975) is a [[Honduras|Honduran]] [[fugitive]], [[murderer]] and child rapist wanted for the [[kidnapping]], [[rape]], and murder of five-year-old Iriana DeJesus in [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], US, in 2000. Flores is the [[FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, 2000s|487th fugitive to be placed]] on the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]]'s [[FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives|Ten Most Wanted Fugitives]] list.<ref name="pressrelease">{{cite web |url=http://www2.fbi.gov/page2/june07/wanted060207.htm |title=New Top Ten Fugitive: Suspect in 2000 Philadelphia Murder |publisher=Federal Bureau of Investigation |date=June 2, 2007 |access-date=November 6, 2010}}</ref>

Flores was born in Honduras in 1975, although he has used dates of birth ranging from 1975 to 1982.<ref name="pressrelease"/> Flores has a large surgical scar on his neck as a result of an injury sustained in [[Hurricane Mitch]] in Honduras in 1998.<ref name="Carlos">{{cite web |url=https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/seekinfo/carlo.htm |title= Seeking Information - Carlo Doe |publisher=Federal Bureau of Investigation |year=2006 |access-date=September 7, 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20061227034234/http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/seekinfo/carlo.htm |archive-date= December 27, 2006 }}</ref>

In summer 2000, a [[Homelessness|homeless]] drifter known as "Carlos" (or "Carlo") had been given shelter, clothing, and work as a handyman by [[Hunting Park, Philadelphia|Hunting Park]], [[Philadelphia]], resident Jorge Contreras.<ref name="amw">{{cite web |url=http://www.amw.com/fugitives/profile.cfm?id=44983 |title=Fugitives - Alexis Flores |publisher=America's Most Wanted |date=March 12, 2010 |access-date=September 7, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090814225912/http://www.amw.com/fugitives/profile.cfm?id=44983 |archive-date=2009-08-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Inquirer">{{cite news |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1182229C08B5DBC0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D |title=Police have name in seven-year-old killing of child |newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |date=March 24, 2007 |format=Fee required |access-date=September 7, 2010}}</ref> On August 3, five days after being reported missing, the body of five-year-old Iriana DeJesus was found in the basement of an empty apartment building where "Carlos" is believed to have stayed.<ref name="pressrelease"/> She had been [[Sexual assault|sexually assaulted]], [[Strangling|strangled]], and wrapped in a trash bag. A T-shirt bearing a distinct political logo was found near Iriana's body with her blood on it. When police questioned Contreras about the shirt, he recognized it as one of the articles of clothing he had lent to "Carlos,"<ref name="amw"/> who had not been seen in the area since the girl was reported missing.<ref name="pressrelease"/> "Carlos" then became wanted for questioning, and a sketch of him was profiled on ''[[America's Most Wanted]]''.<ref name="amw"/>

Flores was arrested for [[shoplifting]] in Arizona in 2002.<ref name="amw"/> Two years later, police came to Flores' residence in response to a noise complaint. After giving fraudulent [[identity document]]s to police, Flores was arrested for possession of a [[forgery]] device, a [[felony]] in Arizona. When he was arrested, Flores had a [[Superficial_charm|welcoming demeanor]], was friendly, and cooperated with the police during questioning. Upon entering his apartment for further investigation, officers noticed pornography spread out across the floors. Flores told immigration officials that he had lived in [[Schaumburg, Illinois|Schaumburg]], [[Illinois]], prior to living in [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]]. He was incarcerated for 60 days and deported to Honduras after his release in June 2005.<ref name="pressrelease"/>

On March 22, 2007, a local [[arrest warrant]] was issued in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and Flores was charged with murder and various other felonies. On the same date, a federal arrest warrant for Flores was issued in the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania|Eastern District of Pennsylvania]], and he was charged with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.<ref name="crimealert">{{cite web |url=https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/alert/flores_a.htm |title= Crime Alert—Alexis Flores |publisher=Federal Bureau of Investigation |year=2007 |access-date=September 7, 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070508210112/http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/alert/flores_a.htm |archive-date= May 8, 2007 }}</ref>

Flores was added to the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]]'s [[FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives|Top Ten Most Wanted Fugitives]] list on June 2, 2007. He replaced [[Shauntay Henderson]] on the list.<ref>{{cite news |url=httphttps://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,277513,00.htmlmurder-suspect-added-to-fbis-most-wanted-list |title=Murder Suspect Added to FBI's 'Most Wanted' List |publisher=Fox News |access-date=2010-09-07 |date=June 3, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025212146/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,277513,00.html |archive-date=2012-10-25 |url-status=deadlive}}</ref> There is a reward of up to $100250,000 for information leading directly to Flores' capture offered by the FBI.<ref name="FBI">{{Cite web |title=ALEXIS FLORES |url=https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/alexis-flores |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=Federal Bureau of Investigation |language=en-us}}</ref> He is also the subject of an [[Interpol]] [[Interpol notice|Red Notice]].<ref name="Interpol"/> He is considered armed and extremely dangerous. Flores is fluent in [[Spanish language|Spanish]] and [[English language|English]],<ref name="Interpol">{{cite web |url=https://www.interpol.int/notice/search/wanted/2007-28416 |title=Alexis Flores |publisher=[[Interpol]] |access-date=March 4, 2019 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and is believed to be either in his native Honduras or to have returned to the United States.<ref name="pressrelease"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/06/03/sunday/index.html |title=FBI adds child murder suspect to Top 10 list |publisher=CNN |access-date=2008-06-15}}</ref>