<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3mIulB_0w3LxXMg00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3mIulB_0w3LxXMg00" width="1400" height="600" ><figcaption>Credit: Harris County District Attorney's Office</figcaption></figure>HOUSTON, Texas — A Houston man has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of the 2009 murder of a mother of five, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced. Jorge Trevino Cardenas, 52, was identified through DNA evidence as the killer of Domitila Alvarez, a 38-year-old mother, whose body was found at her family's auto shop."This was a horrific crime when it happened, and no one in law enforcement ever stopped looking for the killer," Ogg said. "Even after the case went cold, investigators kept working on it and when charges were filed, prosecutors were able to get justice for the victim and her family."Cardenas was already serving time for a separate conviction of sexual assault of a child, for which he was arrested in 2014. His DNA, collected during that arrest, matched samples found at the crime scene, according to a press release from the Harris County District Attorney's Office.Alvarez was discovered dead on April 24, 2009, at her family's auto shop in the Alief area. She had been stabbed multiple times, and investigators found bloodstains at various locations around the shop. The case went cold until the Houston Police Department’s Homicide Division Cold Case Squad re-examined the evidence in 2021, leading to Cardenas's identification.Assistant District Attorney Christopher Condon, who prosecuted the case, emphasized the role of DNA evidence. "DNA does not lie, it does not forget — it waits," Condon said. "There was a literal blood trail from the victim’s body to Jorge Cardenas."A witness testified that Cardenas lived near the shop, worked as a security guard nearby, and carried a knife similar to the one used in the murder. Medical experts confirmed the murder weapon was a long blade with a serrated edge.Cardenas was charged with murder in January 2023, convicted after a four-day trial, and sentenced to life in prison. He must serve at least 30 years before being eligible for parole.</div></body>

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Houston man sentenced to life for 2009 murder of mother of five

HOUSTON, Texas — A Houston man has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of the 2009 murder of a mother of five, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced. Jorge Trevino Cardenas, 52, was identified through DNA evidence as the killer of Domitila Alvarez, a 38-year-old mother, whose body was found at her family's auto shop.