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Illegal Immigrant Charged with Horrific Triple Murder in Alabama

3/18/2026

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Hector Argueta-Guerra, a 27-year-old illegal immigrant from El Salvador, faces capital murder charges for the killings of Aurelia Choc and her two children in Mobile County, Alabama.
The victims' bodies were discovered in a wooded area with signs of violence.
Argueta-Guerra had been ordered deported but was released in 2021.
Mobile County District Attorney Keith Blackwood described the murders as horrific.
The state plans to seek the death penalty.

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Story summary

Hector Argueta-Guerra, a 27-year-old illegal immigrant from El Salvador, faces capital murder charges for the killings of Aurelia Choc and her two children in Mobile County, Alabama.
The victims' bodies were discovered in a wooded area with signs of violence.
Argueta-Guerra had been ordered deported but was released in 2021.
Mobile County District Attorney Keith Blackwood described the murders as horrific.
The state plans to seek the death penalty.