{"id":2647034,"date":"2026-08-19T14:58:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T18:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alleged-great-falls-virginia-killer-is-illegal-immigrant-from-el-salvador-dhs\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T15:02:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T19:02:04","slug":"alleged-great-falls-virginia-killer-is-illegal-immigrant-from-el-salvador-dhs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alleged-great-falls-virginia-killer-is-illegal-immigrant-from-el-salvador-dhs\/","title":{"rendered":"Alleged Great Falls, Virginia, killer is illegal immigrant from El Salvador: DHS"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Falleged-great-falls-virginia-killer-is-illegal-immigrant-from-el-salvador-dhs%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2647034&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A 19-year-old man named Alexis antonio cedillos-Campos, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador, was arrested by Fairfax County police for the stabbing death of carmen Lizet Puch, a 42-year-old mother, at Difficult Run Park in Virginia. Puch was found dead with numerous stab wounds and had been doused with gasoline,which cedillos-Campos had attempted to set her on fire. The victim and the suspect were known to each othre as coworkers and involved in an intimate relationship, though Cedillos-Campos is not her child&#8217;s father. Authorities indicate that Cedillos-Campos was released into the U.S. despite his illegal status, raising calls for him to be handed over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The examination revealed that Cedillos-Campos left his workplace with a knife, gloves, and gasoline, and attacked Puch at the park. The police emphasized the brutality of the crime and are still looking into the details of their relationship and circumstances surrounding the incident.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 19-year-old <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4692557\/police-arrest-deadly-great-falls-stabbing\/\">suspect accused of killing<\/a> a 42-year-old mother in Great Falls, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"96\">Virginia<\/a>, is an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/illegal-immigrants\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1972\">illegal immigrant<\/a> from <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/el-salvador\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"2459\">El Salvador<\/a>, according to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-homeland-security\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"3083\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fairfax County police arrested Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos, 19, in connection with the killing of Carmen Lizet Puch, who was found stabbed to death in a parking lot by Difficult Run Park on Monday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a 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stabbing<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4692534\/former-dc-police-overtime-fraud-charges-honored-congress-jan-6-plaque\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Former DC police charged with overtime fraud are honored on Congress\u2019s Jan. 6 plaque<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAlexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos is a criminal illegal alien from El Salvador who was arrested by CBP on or about April 15, 2024, after illegally crossing the Biden administration\u2019s open southern border near El Paso, TX,\u201d a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cAfter his arrest, he was dangerously RELEASED into the country by the Biden administration.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The agency spokesperson said they are urging Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abigail-spanberger\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11780\">Abigail Spanberger<\/a> (D-VA) \u201cto put her community first and turn over this criminal illegal alien to ICE.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> contacted Spanberger\u2019s office for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fairfax County police held a press conference Wednesday afternoon to discuss the initial findings of their investigation into the killing. The department officials said the 19-year-old alleged killer and the 42-year-old victim \u201cwere known to each other as coworkers and involved in an intimate relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fairfax Police Chief Kevin Davis said that Cedillos-Campos left the restaurant, where he worked with Puch, with a fixed-blade knife, a pair of latex gloves, and a water bottle. Davis said the suspect later filled the bottle with siphoned gasoline from his motorcycle and used it to douse Pouch before he unsuccessfully tried to set her on fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe know that when our victim and our killer eventually found themselves at the park \u2014 Difficult Run Trail Park \u2014 we know that our killer stabbed our victim repeatedly and eventually doused her in gasoline and tried to set her on fire,\u201d Davis said. \u201cHe was unsuccessful in the attempt to burn our victim, but we know that that occurred.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Davis said Puch suffered from \u201cnumerous\u201d stab wounds that were delivered in a \u201cbrutal, unspeakable way.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The police chief said that there is \u201cmore to learn about the nature of the relationship\u201d between Cedillos-Campos and Puch, but the officials called it \u201cintimate.\u201d Davis did clarify that the suspected 19-year-old killer is not the biological father of Puch\u2019s 3-year-old son.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Davis did not speak to the immigration status of Cedillos-Campos, saying that question is not directly under the purview of the county\u2019s police department, but he said, \u201cI certainly fully understand the immigration question\u201d and emphasized \u201cthat conversation\u2019s not lost on me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The law enforcement officials are still investigating the killing and the circumstances that led to the two co-workers \u201cintentionally\u201d meeting in the parking lot where Puch was killed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4692557\/police-arrest-deadly-great-falls-stabbing\/\">POLICE ARREST 19-YEAR-OLD FOR DEADLY GREAT FALLS STABBING OF WOMAN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A jogger initially discovered Puch\u2019s body near her 2011 Honda Civic at Difficult Run Park on Monday morning and called 911 at around 6:43 a.m., according to authorities. After officers from Fairfax County\u2019s McLean Police District\u00a0responded to the call, Puch, from Reston, Virginia, was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe all want to emphasize: Carmen Pooch didn\u2019t deserve this,\u201d Davis said. \u201cShe\u2019s the mother of a toddler. We know that that toddler is being cared for by Carmen\u2019s family. Thank God they came down from out of state, and they\u2019re taking care of the toddler, the baby. But we grieve with the Pooch family for Carmen, and we owe it to her to continue to pursue this case.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>19-year-old suspect in Virginia killing is an illegal immigrant from El Salvador<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2647035,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26095793671500.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50403,7492,44880,84393,53534],"class_list":["post-2647034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-crime-2","tag-dhs","tag-el-salvador","tag-great-falls-virginia","tag-illegal-immigrant-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26095793671500.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2647034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2647034"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2647034\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2647037,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2647034\/revisions\/2647037"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2647035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2647034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2647034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2647034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}