Texas mom accused of killing 3-year-old daughter captured in Mexico after nearly 30 years on the run

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Mayra Velasquez, 42, has been charged with murder in connection with the 2012 killing of 32-year-old Irasema Chavez. (KDFW-TV) A Texas woman accused of killing her 3-year-old daughter was captured in Mexico after nearly 30 years on the run, ending a search that began when she disappeared before she could face trial on a capital murder charge in 1997. The Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office said 48-year-old Maria Narez was taken into custody Saturday following a joint international law enforcement effort. Narez was arrested in Tarrant County in 1996 in connection with the death of her daughter, 3-year-old Kasandra L. White. MOTHER CHARGED AFTER 2 TODDLER DAUGHTERS FOUND DROWNED WITH COCAINE IN THEIR SYSTEMS IN TEXAS Records obtained by FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth allege Narez fatally assaulted White by shaking her, striking her with an unidentified