Guadalupe Contreras is accused of killing Elizabeth Contreras who was found dead in a wooded area On August. 8, 2017. Elizabeth and Guadalupe had a complicated history. He previously had children with her half-sister, and Elizabeth, who had been married with a child of her own, later ended her marriage to marry Guadalupe. However, at the time of her death, Elizabeth had moved back in with her ex-husband while still seeing Guadalupe. Elizabeth was last seen alive on August. 2, 2017, and reported missing the following day. On August. 4, 2017, her vehicle was found abandoned on the side of a highway, with blood inside. Days later, some of her clothing and parts of her cellphone were discovered. Guadalupe was arrested and charged on August. 11, 2017 after Investigators used cellphone data from Elizabeth's phone and GPS records from Guadalupe's delivery truck to trace Elizabeth's final movements. Guadalupe first went to trial in 2023 but the proceedings ended in a mistrial after four days when it was revealed that aerial video of the crime scene had not been provided to the defense.