FUGITIVE
CASE #: 2006-17
Jorge Tovar Gonzales
Also Known As:
Jorge Tovar, Jorge Eduardo Tovar
Status:
Open
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Missing From:
Bakersfield, California
Summary:
Jorge Tovar Gonzales is wanted for the homicide of his wife, 22-year-old Elizabeth Leon. Elizabeth was a mother-of-three and 7-1/2 months pregnant.
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Circumstances of Offense:
Authorities allege that Jorge stabbed Elizabeth and her unborn child to death. Elizabeth’s body was found in a water heater closet in her apartment. Prosecutors charged Jorge in 2012 with two counts of murder. Jorge has ties to Los Angeles but his presumed current whereabouts are unknown. As of a 2015 news article, authorities had not received any information on Jorge’s whereabouts for the past eight years.
Additional Details:
Anyone with information on Jorge’s whereabouts should contact Kern Secret Witness at (661) 322-4040. They would have more information on a potential reward amount. Please consider sharing this so that Elizabeth’s family can get justice and answers in their loved one’s case. Jorge should be considered extremely dangerous.
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