The Brief
- Humberto Rodriguez Martinez was returned to Orange County from Mexico on Dec. 4, 2025, to face charges for a 2017 fatal stabbing.
- Martinez is accused of “lying in wait” before killing his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend; a co-defendant is already serving 15 years to life for the crime.
- Currently a Mexican citizen who was in the U.S. illegally at the time of the murder, Martinez pleaded not guilty on Jan. 6 and remains in custody.
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man accused of fleeing the country after allegedly killing his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend was extradited from Mexico this week to face murder charges after eight years on the run.
What we know:
According to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, 39-year-old Humberto Rodriguez Martinez and his friend, Adan Zapot-Leyva, were at Martinez’s ex-girlfriend’s Anaheim apartment on Oct.17, 2017 to watch his two children while she was at work.…