On July 27, 2023, Dallas police responded to a welfare check at a home in the 6500 block of University Hills Boulevard and found 39-year-old Becky Alvarado Tamayo deceased from a gunshot wound. Investigators arrested her husband, 36-year-old Cruse Tamayo, on August 2, 2023; he was charged with her murder and held in the Dallas County Jail with bond set at $1 million.

Becky is survived by six children. A GoFundMe campaign was started to help the family after her death. The investigation remains open; anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Scott Sayers at 214-671-3647 or [email protected].

If anyone knew Becky or has information about what happened, please share what you know with the investigator listed above.