On February 12, 2024, 67-year-old Mary Alice Alicia Anzaldua was found dead in her Corpus Christi home after a house fire. Firefighters located her body in a back bedroom and observed significant head and facial trauma; authorities treated the death as a homicide. Investigators found multiple points of origin for the fire, including the garage, kitchen, and living room, and treated the blaze as suspicious for arson.

Surveillance footage showed a dark-colored Chevrolet pickup leaving the residence shortly before the fire was reported. Witnesses identified the vehicle as belonging to Ms. Anzaldua’s son, 48-year-old Abraham Anzaldua, who lived with her. Family members said Abraham had been exhibiting erratic behavior tied to methamphetamine use and that Ms. Anzaldua had intended to have him move out. A warrant was issued for Abraham on charges of capital murder; he was apprehended near Sinton, Texas, on February 15, 2024, surrendered without incident and was taken into custody. He was charged with capital murder and possession of a controlled substance and was being held in the Nueces County Jail with bond set.

Ms. Anzaldua’s family remember her as loving and selfless. Does anyone have information about the pickup seen leaving the home or observed activity around the property the morning of February 12?