The person at the center of this case
Male victim (name not disclosed)
Homicide · Open - Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution
25 years waiting · since 2001
JOSE ROSENDO CARRILLO-PADILLA
Justice for Male victim (name not disclosed) — the trail went cold in 2001, but the truth hasn't.
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Key leads to think about
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suspect
Lead #1Why did Carrillo-Padilla flee to Mexico instead of facing trial, and what connections does he have there?
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evidence
Lead #2What evidence linked Carrillo-Padilla to the shooting, and was the drug debt motive established through witness testimony?
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person
Lead #3Who is the cousin Carrillo-Padilla may be traveling with, and can they be located to help apprehend him?
On September 3, 2001, Jose Rosendo Carrillo-Padilla allegedly shot and killed a man in Salem, Oregon over a drug debt. Carrillo-Padilla was indicted for murder with a firearm and later federally charged with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution after fleeing. He remains at large and may be hiding in Mexico, possibly in Matamoros, Tamaulipas or Tijuana, Baja California.
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clue
Lead #4Carrillo-Padilla is known to abuse alcohol—has he been spotted at bars or establishments in Matamoros or Tijuana?
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Source Narrative
Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution - Murder Caution: Jose Rosendo Carrillo-Padilla is wanted for his alleged involvement in the shooting death of a man in Salem, Oregon. On September 3, 2001, Carrillo-Padilla allegedly shot and killed the man over a drug debt.
Carrillo-Padilla was indicted by a grand jury in Marion County, Oregon, for one count of murder with a firearm on September 12, 2001. He was federally charged in Portland, Oregon, with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution on May 16, 2002.
Remarks: Carrillo-Padilla is known to abuse alcohol. He may be traveling with his cousin in either Metamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, or in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.
Timeline of Events
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2001-09-03
Shooting death in Salem
Jose Rosendo Carrillo-Padilla allegedly shot and killed a man over a drug debt in Salem, Oregon
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2001-09-12
Grand jury indictment
Carrillo-Padilla indicted by Marion County grand jury for one count of murder with a firearm
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2002-05-16
Federal charges filed
Federally charged in Portland, Oregon with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution
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Case Information
Incident:September 3, 2001
Last Updated:September 10, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:September 3, 2001
Last Updated:September 10, 2026