TOOELE COUNTY, Utah ( ABC4 ) — A man facing charges for the alleged kidnapping and murder of three people in Salt Lake and Tooele Counties has now been linked to a fourth homicide after police found human remains “in the same general area” where the other victims were found.
According to court documents, Cesar Matias Sevilla-Aleman, 27, is now facing four counts of aggravated murder and four counts of aggravated kidnapping after additional felony charges were released on Thursday, Jan. 2.
Sevilla-Aleman, also known as “Taliban,” was charged in the killing of Rocio Bustamante-Banuelos, Carlos “Carlitos” Sepulveda, and Zamir “Cumbias” Sanchez in early 2024. He is now also being accused of kidnapping and killing Jose “Angel” Castaneda-Lopez shortly after.
Bustamante-Banuelos, Sepulveda, and Sanchez had gone missing on March 28, 2022. Witnesses told police they believed Sepulveda owed Sevilla-Aleman money, which later was discovered to be a debt of $2,400, court documents said.
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