Man accused of killing wife, fleeing to El Salvador extradited to Palm Beach County

LAKE WORTH BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A man accused of killing his wife and leaving her body in a vehicle at a Tri-Rail station in Lake Worth Beach in 2023 is being extradited to Palm Beach County after his arrest in El Salvador.

Jose Castellon Jimenez was located in El Salvador on April 25, 2024, and was extradited back to Palm Beach County on Wednesday, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.

In October 2023, the body of Eulalia Castellon, 32, was discovered inside a vehicle at the Tri-Rail station during a missing persons case. Detectives suspected foul play and later classified the case as a homicide investigation. Family members told CBS12 that the body inside the car was Castellon’s and that the vehicle belonged to Jimenez, who was identified as her husband…

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