Talamantes is accused of shooting and killing Jacqueline Vigil, 55, in the early morning hours of November 19, 2019. Vigil was in the driver’s seat of her car, backing out of her driveway when she was shot in the head.
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Prosecutors called a case agent, evidence technicians and a firearm expert in day four of proceedings in the trial of Luis Talamantes-Romero tied to 2019 murder of Jacque Vigil.
8 May 2021
A three-time deported illegal alien charged with murdering 55-year-old Jackie Vigil in 2019 is now facing federal immigration charges for repeatedly illegally entering the United States.
In November 2019, Jacqueline Vigil was leaving her Alberquerque, New Mexico, home with plans to go to the gym when she was murdered in her driveway in her car. Vigil was the mother of two New Mexico State Police officers and worked at a daycare center.
Photo of Jacqueline Vigil via Facebook.
Luis Talamantes, a three-time deported illegal alien and alleged gang member from Mexico, is in federal custody in Texas and was charged with murdering Vigil in November 2020. Four associates of Talamantes’ are facing federal charges as well.