JOSE GUADALUPE LOPEZ NUNEZ

Captured Fugitive

SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS

The FBI has taken this poster down since the capture; it is shown here as the FBI last published it.

Wanted for

Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution - Murder

Reward

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of Jose Guadalupe Lopez Nunez.

Caution

Jose Guadalupe Lopez Nunez is wanted for his alleged participation in the intentional killing of his girlfriend in Sacramento County, California, and the disposal of her body in the Sacramento River. An angler discovered her body in the Sacramento River near Isleton, California, on September 4, 2017.

On October 16, 2017, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office obtained a felony no-bail arrest warrant for Lopez Nunez in the Superior Court of California, Sacramento County, California, charging him with murder. A federal arrest warrant was issued for Lopez Nunez on October 24, 2017, in the United States District Court, Eastern District of California, Sacramento, California, after he was charged with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.

Description

Sex: Male
Race: hispanic
Hair: black
Eyes: brown
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 175 lbs
Age: 49
Date(s) of birth used: December 12, 1976
Place of birth: Mezquital del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico
Nationality: Mexican
NCIC: W912278264

Field offices

Sacramento · CA

Remarks

Lopez Nunez may have ties to the states of Jalisco and Zacatecas in Mexico.

Posted Jun 21, 2021 · Updated by the FBI Jul 7, 2026

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