Chilling video leads to gruesome discovery of Lancaster mom's body; officials say husband fled to Peru

New evidence ties husband to Lancaster mom's murder

Investigators tell FOX 11's Laura Diaz that new evidence links Jossimar Cabrera to his wife Sheylla Cabrera. Cabrera is believed to have fled to Peru.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. - A mother of three was found dead in the Angeles National Forest days after she was reported missing in Lancaster. 

Investigators later learned her husband, listed as a person of interest in the case, fled to Peru with the couple's three children. 

What we know:

Sheylla Gutierrez Cabrera was last seen alive on Sunday, Aug. 9.  Three days later, a friend reported her missing to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. 

During the investigation, LASD homicide detectives obtained a haunting video that told them something terrible had happened. 

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The video shows her husband, Jossimar Cabrera, dragging something or someone wrapped in curtains. Investigators said the curtains and what they enclosed were found thrown over the side of an embankment in the Angeles National Forest on the morning of Aug. 16. Officials later determined the curtains were wrapped around Sheylla Gutierrez Cabrera's body. 

Detectives later learned Jossimar Cabrera and his three children had left the country. Video shows him being briefly detained at the airport in Lima, Peru. However, he was later released because at that point, there was no warrant for his arrest. 

Once considered a person of interest, he is now considered the primary suspect.

Authorities said the three children were found safe and are with Sheylla's mother. Her family hopes to bring her body back to Peru for a memorial service. 

In Lancaster, her friends continue to mourn her loss and are asking for justice for her killing. 

What we don't know:

At this stage of the investigation, it's unclear how she was killed.

What's next:

LA County homicide detectives are working with the District Attorney's office to get charges filed against Jossimar Cabrera and an extradition warrant. 

Investigators will present their case to the DA's office on Thursday.