Archive · 18 Jan 2026
FBI Captures Fugitive Alejandro Rosales Castillo in Mexico
The FBI, with the help of Mexican military and police, caught a man named Alejandro Rosales Castillo.
He was on the FBI's most wanted list for a long time.
The FBI says he killed a woman he worked with at a restaurant in North Carolina in 2016.
The Mexican police found him in a city called Pachuca.
The FBI had offered a big reward for information about him.
They said they worked hard to find him.
The Mexican police said they had a special notice and a warrant to bring him back to the US.
He is accused of many serious crimes, like murder and robbery.
Alejandro Rosales Castillo, a 27-year-old American, was arrested in Pachuca, Mexico, about 50 miles northeast of Mexico City on January 16, 2020.
Castillo was on the FBI's list of 10 most wanted fugitives and is accused of killing a woman he worked with at a restaurant in Charlotte, North Carolina in 2016.
The Mexican police, with the help of the military, caught Castillo and issued a red notice and an arrest warrant for his extradition.
Castillo has been charged with first-degree murder, armed robbery, vehicle theft, and kidnapping.
The FBI had announced a reward of $250,000 for information leading to Castillo's capture.
- Who
- Alejandro Rosales Castillo, a 27-year-old American
- What
- Arrest of a fugitive accused of murder
- When
- January 16, 2020
- Where
- Pachuca, Mexico (about 50 miles northeast of Mexico City)
- Why
- Accused of killing a woman he had a short-term relationship with, who was also his coworker at a restaurant in Charlotte, North Carolina
- Name
- Alejandro Rosales Castillo
- Age
- 27
- Nationality
- American
- Crimes Accused Of
- First-degree murder, armed robbery, vehicle theft, kidnapping
- Location of Arrest
- Pachuca, Mexico
- Date of Arrest
- January 16, 2020
- Reward Offered
- $250,000