Riverside County Murderers

Two suspected killers from Mexico most wanted for migrant worker's shooting death

April 26, 2010

RIVERSIDE COUNTY FUGITIVE NEWS -- Two Mexican nationals from the state of Michoacan, Mexico, are fugitives wanted by Riverside County Sheriff's Department for the shooting death of a migrant worker on June 7, 2004, in Riverside County, California. Manuel Araiza Martinez is one of the suspected killers responsible for the murder of a 29-year-old migrant worker, Alejandro Villa-Villasenor also from Mexico.

Manuel Araiza Martinez along with Hugo Martinez-Ayala allegedly shot their victim three times in his legs, and three times in his upper body and head with a 12 gauge shotgun and a medium caliber revolver. Villa-Villasenor, body was found dead on a hillside near a migrant-worker camp located in the 45000 block of Sandia Creek Drive near Temecula, CA. After further Sheriff's investigation, Manuel Araiza Martinez and Hugo Martinez-Ayala were named as the shooters of the crime.

Both Manuel Araiza Martinez and Hugo Martinez-Ayala are believed to have fled the United States and returned to Tarecuato, near Zamora in Michoacan, Mexico. However, these fugitives may attempt to return to the United States for migrant farm work.

Manuel Araiza Martinez is described as:

• Birth Date: 1980 - 1983
• Height: 66 inches
• Weight: 160 pounds
• Eyes: Brown
• Hair: Black
• Sex: Male
• Race: Hispanic
• Warrant: SWF012122

Anyone with information concerning the location of this murder fugitive Manuel Araiza Martinez, is asked to call Investigator Robert Joseph at the Riverside County Sheriff's Central Homicide Unit, 951-955-2777, or 800-950-2444.