Yesenia Sesmas
Yesenia Sesmas
Yesenia Sesmas is an accused murderer and undocumented immigrant to the United States from Mexico. [1]
Personal Life
Yesenia Sesmas lives in Dallas, Texas originally from Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán in Mexico. She entered the United States by illegally immigrating and had lived in both Dallas and Wichita, Kansas.
Murder and Kidnapping
On November 17, 2016 Yesenia Sesmas murdered her friend Laura Abarca-Nogueda before kidnapping her six-day-old daughter, Sophia Gonzales. Yesenia had faked a pregnancy for several months and then traveled to Wichita, Kansas to commit the crimes before returning to Dallas with the baby. [1]
Yesenia was booked into a Dallas jail on a Sedgwick County, Kansas warrant for first-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping, robbery and aggravated battery. [1]
Yesenia committed the shooting and kidnapping on Thursday afternoon in the 200 block of North Brunswick, near Maple Ridge Road.
The victim, Laura's boyfriend returned to their apartment from work to find she had been shot.
Laura was pronounced dead at the scene.
"On Friday, members of the Wichita FBI office along with the special agents of the FBI CARD Team began arriving in Wichita, and a command post was set up," Lt. Todd Ojile said. "Approximately 25 agents from the FBI continued the investigation."
On Friday night, the suspect was identified, and information led investigators to a home in Dallas.
At about 4:30 Saturday morning Dallas Police Department SWAT executed a search warrant at a residence in the 900 block of Signet. Sophia Gonzales was found in the home and was safely taken into protective custody.
"Immediately upon learning that Sophia was found safely in Dallas, investigators from the Wichita Police Department boarded a Sedgwick County sheriff's plane and flew to Dallas to conduct the interviews," Ojile said.
Lt. Ojile said three other people in the home were questioned along with Yesenia Sesmas.
Her boyfriend lived at the home along with her son and niece.
Investigators determined Sesmas was responsible for the crimes, Ojile said.
He said investigators believe Sesmas had known Abarca-Nogueda for a number of years.
Baby Sophia was flown to Wichita on Saturday where she was reunited with family.
"This investigation was extremely complex," Ojile said.
"It involved outstanding collaboration and teamwork from numerous agencies."
Ojile thanked the FBI, the Dallas Police Department, and the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Department for their outstanding assistance.
The case will be presented to the Sedgwick County DA's office Monday afternoon.
It has not been determined when Sesmas will be returned to Wichita.
Criminal Record
In July, 2016 Yesenia Sesmas was arrested for aggravated battery and kidnapping for ransom.