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Alabama: Illegal Alien Gang Member Charged with Murdering Woman, Teen Daughter, 2-Year-Old Son in ‘Gruesome’ Stabbing



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by John Binder 17 Mar 2026

An illegal alien gang member, living in the United States on Temporary Protected Status (TPS), is charged with the vicious murders of Aurelia Choc, her 17-year-old daughter, Niurka Choc, and her 2-year-old son, Anthony Choc, in Mobile County, Alabama.

This week, Hector Argueta-Guerra, an illegal alien from El Salvador and member of the violent street gang known as Sur 13, appeared in a Mobile County courtroom to face capital murder charges. Argueta-Guerra was denied bond at the hearing.

The charges come after the Choc family’s bodies were found in a wooded area near Summerdale, Alabama. Authorities had been searching for the family since January 31.

Mobile County District Attorney Keith Blackwood said autopsies revealed that Choc and her two children were murdered using a sharp-edged weapon, calling their killings “gruesome” and “horrific,” with details too graphic to share with the public.

“I will share that the findings are gruesome,” Blackwood said. “The findings are horrific. This family did not deserve to be killed in this way.”

Last month, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials revealed that Argueta-Guerra had been able to stay in the U.S. on TPS.

In 2015, for instance, Argueta-Guerra was the suspect in an attempted aggravated homicide case in his native El Salvador. That year, he was detained by federal agents in Texas after having fled El Salvador and crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally.

After only a month in federal custody, Argueta-Guerra was released into the U.S. interior.

“He is a documented member of Sureños,” a DHS official told local media. “Looks like El Salvador has a temp status order — no removals in 2021. That’s why he was released after being ordered deported from the U.S. We don’t know if he was going back and forth. They could have long-term cases just like we have long-term cases where he was charged much later in a conspiracy, which times we have him here.”

Argueta-Guerra has also been wanted in El Salvador for terrorism and organized crime stemming from 2016, 2018, and 2024 charges.

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3 Family Members Disappeared, Leaving Behind a Bloody Scene. Now Mom's Employer Faces Charges

Aurelia Choc Cac and two of her children disappeared last month from their Alabama home

By Samira Asma-Sadeque

Published on February 10, 2026 05:20PM EST

Aurelia Choc Cac with Niurka Zuleta Choc and Anthony Garcia Choc (left); and Sliverio Garcia.
Credit : Mobile County Sheriff's Office/Facebook; Mobile County Sheriff's Office

NEED TO KNOW

• Aurelia Choc Cac and two of her children, Niurka Zuleta Choc and Anthony Garcia Choc, were reported missing on Jan. 31
• Police have since arrested two suspects, including a man who they believe is in a relationship with one of Cac's adult daughters
• The family members have still not been found as of Tuesday, Feb. 10

Authorities in Alabama have arrested two men in connection with the mysterious disappearance of a mother and two of her children they believe were "taken against their will."

Aurelia Choc Cac, 40, and her kids, 17-year-old Niurka Zuleta Choc and 2-year-old Anthony Garcia Choc, were reported missing on Jan. 31 by a neighbor.

Juan Carlos Argueta Guerra, 31, was arrested on Monday, Feb. 9 in connection with the disappearance, the Mobile County Sheriff's Office confirmed to PEOPLE.

This came days after Silverio Garcia, 60, was taken into custody in connection with the case on Tuesday, Feb. 3.

Garcia, who was identified as Cac's employer and is believed to be in a relationship with the woman's 21-year-old daughter, was living with the daughter at the time of the family's disappearance, according to the sheriff's office.

Guerra's relationship with the family members was not immediately clear.
Authorities said Guerra, Garcia and Cac are all painters.


The family was last seen by a neighbor the night before they were reported missing.

In 911 call records obtained by FOX 10, the neighbor said that during that meeting, Cac gave no indication of any plans to leave.

PEOPLE previously reported that investigators confirmed there were "signs of a struggle" inside the home, per an earlier news release from the sheriff's office.

"We do believe the mother, daughter and son were taken against their will and we believe they could be in danger," the release stated.

According to investigators, blood was found at the residence and a mattress was missing, which they found to be concerning.

Authorities had previously named another man as a person of interest, but he was promptly released after questioning during the initial stage of the investigation.

Cac and Niurka were given a final deportation order in April, according to authorities.

Anthony is a U.S. citizen.

At a press briefing Tuesday, Feb. 10, which was streamed online by FOX 10, Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch emphasized that the family's immigration status should not discourage them from seeking help.

"We want to find this family, so I don't want them to be fearful that they're going to be deported just for coming along," he said.


Garcia, who remains on a Homeland Security Investigation (HSI) hold because of his undocumented status, has been charged with possession of a pistol of certain persons forbidden, per the sheriff's office.

Guerra was arrested on three counts of first-degree kidnapping.

It wasn't immediately clear if they had entered pleas. Attorney information for the men was also not immediately available.

https://people.com/3-family-members-...investigation.