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Laredo, TX — Border Patrol Agent Abel Garza Charged With Murder in Wife's Stabbing Death

U.S. Border Patrol agent Abel Garza has been charged with murder after his wife was fatally stabbed at their home in Laredo, Texas. Police were called early Wednesday to a home in the 5500 block of Texana Street, where a 28-year-old woman was found stabbed in a vehicle leaving the scene. She was taken to hospital, where she died. Children inside the home were unharmed. Garza was taken to Webb County Jail and is held on a $1 million bond.

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Date
October 29, 2026
Location
Laredo, Texas
Stage
CHARGED

Last updated:

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A Laredo Police Department vehicle behind crime scene tape at the scene of the fatal stabbing in the 5500 block of Texana Street in Laredo, where Mayra Landeros was killed. Credit: Laredo Morning Times

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  1. NEW CHARGED

    Update #3 — DA confirms past domestic incidents; child charges added

    District Attorney Isidro Alaniz confirmed earlier reported incidents involving the couple. Court records show Mayra Landeros had withdrawn a protective order against Garza. Garza also faces two counts of child endangerment and two of abandonment, and their daughters, 2 and 5, are with Child Protective Services.

  2. CHARGED

    Update #2 — Victim named — $1 million bond

    The victim has been identified as Mayra Alejandra Landeros, 28, the wife of Border Patrol Agent Abel Garza. Garza is charged with murder as a first-degree felony and is held in Webb County Jail on a $1 million bond. We are following this case and will update it again as soon as new information comes.

  3. CHARGED

    Update #1 — Border Patrol Agent Abel Garza Charged With Murder in Wife's Stabbing Death

    U.S. Border Patrol agent Abel Garza has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of his wife in Laredo, Texas. The 28-year-old woman was found stabbed early Wednesday in a vehicle leaving the home in the 5500 block of Texana Street and died in hospital. Children inside the home were unharmed. Garza is held in Webb County Jail on a $1 million bond. Stage: Charged.

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