Virginia man confesses to fatal stabbing of Reston mother, charged with second-degree murder

Virginia man confesses to fatal stabbing of Reston mother, charged with second-degree murder

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Police said 19-year-old Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos confessed to stabbing 42-year-old Carmen Lizet Puch in Reston, Virginia, and was charged with second-degree murder on 20 August. The victim’s body had been discovered on 16 August in a parking lot near the Great Falls hiking trails, prompting a homicide investigation by Fairfax County police, who canvassed the area for surveillance footage and later arrested the suspect, filing a second-degree murder charge.

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Fairfax County, Virginia, United States Georgetown Pike, McLean, Virginia, United States Great Falls, Virginia, United States

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August 20, 2026
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Virginia man arrested for fatal stabbing after entering US at southern border in April
Virginia man arrested for fatal stabbing after entering US at southern border in April

Fox News • 20 Aug 10:00

A 19-year-old Salvadoran man who entered the United States at the El Paso border in April was arrested in Fairfax County on a second-degree murder charge for the stabbing death of a local mother.

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August 19, 2026
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19-year-old charged with second-degree murder after confession in Virginia stabbing
19-year-old charged with second-degree murder after confession in Virginia stabbing

WTOP • 19 Aug 18:57

Police say Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos, 19, confessed to killing 42-year-old Carmen Lizet Puch in Reston, Virginia, after she was found stabbed and doused with gasoline.

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19-year-old immigrant arrested in connection with Great Falls homicide
19-year-old immigrant arrested in connection with Great Falls homicide

WJLA • 19 Aug 18:22

Fairfax County police arrested Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos, a 19-year-old illegal immigrant from El Salvador, on second-degree murder charges after the stabbing death of 42-year-old Carmen Lizet Puch in Great Falls.

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19-year-old arrested in stabbing death of Reston mother near Great Falls trail
19-year-old arrested in stabbing death of Reston mother near Great Falls trail

NBC4 Washington • 19 Aug 12:41

Fairfax County police arrested Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos in connection with the stabbing of 42-year-old Carmen Lizet Puh, whose body was found in a parking lot near a Great Falls trail on Monday.

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19-year-old arrested in connection with murder of Reston woman near Great Falls trails
19-year-old arrested in connection with murder of Reston woman near Great Falls trails

fox5dc.com • 19 Aug 12:29

Fairfax County police arrested a 19-year-old suspect charged with the stabbing death of 42-year-old Carmen Lizet Puch, whose body was found in a parking area near Great Falls hiking trails in McLean, Virginia.

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August 17, 2026
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Fairfax County police investigate death of woman found in Great Falls parking area
Fairfax County police investigate death of woman found in Great Falls parking area

FOX 5 DC • 17 Aug 16:57

A woman was discovered dead with upper-body injuries in a parking lot near Great Falls trails in Fairfax County, prompting a homicide investigation.

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