Border Patrol Agent Charged in Wife’s Death in Laredo
A U.S. Border Patrol agent, Abel Garza, has been charged with murder and counts of child endangerment and abandonment in connection with the death of his wife, Mayra Alejandra Landeros, in Laredo, Texas.
Lafayette, IN, October 29, 2026 —
A U.S. Border Patrol agent, Abel Garza, has been charged with murder and counts of child endangerment and abandonment in connection with the death of his wife, Mayra Alejandra Landeros, in Laredo, Texas.
The information available identifies the charges and the people involved but does not provide details about when Landeros died or the circumstances surrounding her death. It also does not specify when the charges were filed, which court is handling the case, or whether Garza has entered a plea.
The charge of murder and the child endangerment and abandonment counts are allegations. The information provided does not include any court findings or case outcome. No further details were supplied about the children referenced in the charges or the conduct underlying those counts.
Garza is identified as a U.S. Border Patrol agent. No information was provided about whether the agency has commented on the case or whether his employment status has changed. The available account also does not identify investigators, prosecutors, or defense counsel.
Further information about the case, including its procedural status and the allegations supporting each count, was not included in the summary. Without those details, the circumstances of Landeros’s death and the next steps in the court process remain unclear.
Story summarized from the original created by Elena Stoica, Marissa Rodríguez Limón, Ellie Bednarz on www.wlfi.com, see more information here.
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