TULSA, Okla. — Jose Gomez-Baca will spend the rest of his life in jail for his wife's murder in 2017.
Law enforcement searched for Gomez-Baca for years. On June 27, 2023, INTERPOL arrested him in Mexico and he was brought back to Tulsa.
Gomez-Baca pleaded guilty to shooting and killing Elizabeth Rodriguez near 2nd and Memorial. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on April 30, 2024.
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Officers found Elizabeth Rodriguez shot and killed in a car parked outside of her home on June 22, 2017 at around 1:20 a.m.
Rodriguez was shot 12 times, and her mother held her as she died.
“After having to endure six long years of wondering where their daughter’s murderer was hiding, we hope this result will bring some closure to Elizabeth’s family,” said Tulsa County Assistant District Attorney John Tjeerdsma.
During sentencing, Gomez-Baca apologized to the Rodriguez family. When sentencing Gomez-Baca, the judge called this murder the ultimate act of selfishness, followed by another act of selfishness when he fled.
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