Fugitive mom wanted in daughter’s Arizona murder used cartels to hide for years before capture in Mexico: feds

Nearly 30 years after the death of her 3-year-old daughter, a mother has been arrested in Mexico by U.S. law enforcement officers on first-degree murder charges. Anna Marlene Somoza, 60, was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service after more than 12 years as a fugitive in Mexico. Her close connections to cartels allowed her to avoid apprehension, authorities said. Somoza will be extradited to the United States to face charges for allegedly murdering her daughter, Crystal Reyes, according to the U.