Hilario Sierra

Hilario Sierra (born July 26, 1977) is a captured fugitive who wanted for the 1998 murder robbery of Guadalupe Arreola and his son. He was captured in Mexico after being on the run for 21 years.
== Case ==
===Pre Robbery-Murder===
During 1997, Sierra and 3 other associates robbed a house in Los Angeles, California, containing up to $30,000. After the robbery, Sierra believed the house also contained drugs, and planned to rob it the following year.
===Robbery and Murder of Arreola Family===
After the year 1997 had passed, Sierra and 6 other associates robbed the same house on February 2, 1998. During the robbery, they held the owner of the house, Guadalupe Arreola, and his 14-year old son at gun point. After robbing the house and finding no drugs, Sierra shot both victims to death and set their car on fire. Police also say that Sierra used the victim's ATM card. 
All 6 suspects then escaped from various vans, one by one, 6 of the 7 fugitives were captured, Sierra was the last suspect at large, people thought he had fled to Mexico.
== Capture ==
Finally, after being on the run for 20 years, Sierra was arrested in Ensenada, Mexico on September 30, 2019. During his time in Mexico, he was using the aliases "Ricardo Castro Patricio". He is expected to be extradited back to the U.S. to face charges of murder and robbery. Although captured, the LAPD site still lists him as a wanted fugitive.
== References ==
*LAPD's Most Wanted: Hilario Sierra
*Hilario Sierra: Murderer Wanted in the US since 1998 Arrested in Ensenada, BC
*Hilario Sierra at AMWFans Discussion Forum
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Category:California
Category:1998
Category:Murder
Category:Robbery