Authorities said Luis Fernando Benitez Gonzalez confessed to killing two women: Alyssa Ann Rivera in 2018 and Alba Jenisse Aviles Marti in 2024
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- A man in Texas has been linked to two murders years later
- Authorities said Luis Fernando Benitez Gonzalez confessed to killing two young women: Alyssa Ann Rivera in 2018 and Alba Jenisse Aviles Marti in 2024
- “We waited two long years for this, and we had given up hope,” one victim’s family member said
Authorities in Texas have charged a man with murder after they were able to use DNA to link him to two separate murder cases.
According to an affidavit obtained by CBS Austin and KXAN, Luis Fernando Benitez Gonzalez was arrested in Dallas on April 27 and later charged with first-degree murder in connection with the June 2024 death of Alyssa Ann Rivera. While in custody, authorities said the man confessed to the April 2018 killing of Alba Jenisse Aviles Marti.
Investigators with the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force took Gonzalez, 26, into custody after locating him at an apartment complex in Dallas.
Rivera’s body was discovered on June 21, 2024, by Austin police officers, CBS Austin and KXAN reported. She was found face down in the entryway of an abandoned home near the city’s East Metcalfe Road. Rivera was 34 years old…