Fort Worth, TX – A tragic case has emerged in Fort Worth, Texas, where Josue Rodas, 29, has been arrested after allegedly murdering his wife, 21-year-old Glenda Maria Aguilera Rubio, and leaving their two children to find her body. The chilling incident reportedly occurred during the Labor Day weekend and has left the local community shaken.
Authorities say that after the alleged crime, Rodas fled the scene, leaving Rubio’s body behind, only to later confess to Sweetwater police officers nearly three hours away. The children’s heartbreaking discovery brought the horrifying event to light and prompted law enforcement intervention.
The Events Leading Up to the Crime
According to the arrest affidavit, Rodas, Rubio, and their two children arrived at a home on the 2600 block of Yeager Street in Fort Worth on August 27. The family intended to spend a few nights there before moving out of state. The home was shared by a woman and her son, along with another man who rented a room.
The family moved to this residence following an altercation with family members at their previous place, during which Rodas allegedly pointed a firearm at other family members. On the night of the incident, Rodas, Rubio, and the other man were drinking alcohol together until the man went to sleep between 10 and 11 p.m. Later, the woman returned around midnight and reported that the couple was still drinking, going to bed herself about an hour and a half later.
A Heartbreaking Discovery at Dawn
The following morning, around 7 a.m., the couple’s children approached the woman living in the home, requesting that she check on their mother because they noticed blood on her. The woman went to the kitchen where Rubio had been resting and found her lying on the bed with visible blood on her face…