Fugitive Sentenced to 40 Years for 2009 La Marque Murder After 14 Years on the Run
On June 11, 2025, 67-year-old Moises Perez Alvarez of Mexico was sentenced to 40 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice after pleading guilty to the 2009 murder of 45-year-old Faith Marie Guillory in La Marque.
The murder took place on September 14, 2009. Following the crime, Alvarez fled to Mexico and evaded capture for more than 14 years. In October 2023, he was apprehended in Mexico, though details of his initial arrest were not publicly released. The U.S. Department of Justice coordinated with Mexican authorities to extradite Alvarez back to Texas. He was booked into the Galveston County Jail on February 22, 2024.
The Galveston County District Attorney’s Office consulted with Guillory’s family before offering the plea agreement.
