Alexis (aka Mario) Flores; Murder of 5 y.o. Iriana DeJesus
Posted: Monday, 04 June 2007 3:43PM Suspect in Murder of Phila. Girl Added to FBI's 10 Most Wanted List by KYW's John Ostapkovich The FBI has added a 31-year-old handyman to its 10 Most Wanted list -- the man is sought for the murder of a Philadelphia girl in 2000. The announcement came from Jody Weis, special agent in charge in the FBI's Philadelphia office: "I'm really proud to announce the addition of Alexis Flores, also known as Mario Flores, to our Top 10 fugitive list. Flores is being sought for his alleged involvement in the brutal murder of a five-year-old female. He should be considered armed and extremely dangerous." The murder of Iriana DeJesus occured in July of 2000; her body was not discovered until the following month, and DNA connecting Flores (above) to the crime was not verified until March of this year. Philadelphia police commissioner Sylvester Johnson is glad for the FBI's help: "This is a very brutal type murder." Flores, a native of Honduras, is described in the wanted poster as 130-140 lbs., 5' 4" tall, with black hair and brown eyes and scars on his forehead and right cheek. Weis says Flores is now on the Top 10 list because he's a severe threat to society and because the list's high profile may result in his capture. A reward of up to $100,000 is being offered. http://www.kyw1060.com/pages/540852.php?contentType=4&contentId=574441

Posted: Wednesday, 30 July 2008 7:47AM 'America's Most Wanted' Joins Unsolved Murder Case of Phila. Girl by KYW's Hadas Kuznits On Tuesday night, a Philadelphia community remembered a little girl who was raped and murdered eight years ago. The television show "America's Most Wanted" was at the vigil, hoping to help find the person responsible for her death. The mother of Iriana De Jesus says she can't stop thinking about her daughter who was abducted, raped, and strangled when she was just 5-years-old: "I look at a lot of 11- (and) 12-year-olds and I sometimes wonder how she'd look, or what would she do." Philadelphia police lieutenant Phil Riehl says the suspected killer is a man named Alexis Flores who is on the FBI's most-wanted list. Reihl says Flores was deported to Honduras on a forgery charge in 2005 before police linked his DNA to the DeJesus murder: "This man's been a fugitive for eight years. It's an extremely brutal crime involving a five-year-old. It involved a brutal sexual assault and obviously the homicide." Iriana may have been tortured, but today, it's her sister who suffers: "I'm holding in a lot, a lot, a lot, I'm holding in. Because for me, if I was to let go it would be real hard, I don't know how I would take it." With the help of "America's Most Wanted" now on the case, maybe soon the family will be able to get closure. http://www.kyw1060.com/pages/2693697.php?contentType=4&contentId=2504048