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Sacaton-Lawrence White said his last words to his daughter, Marvina White, 19, was “You guys be careful,” as she left the house for what was supposed
to be a quick trip to the grocery store in Maricopa. The young mother never returned.
That was the evening of Oct. 21, 2003, days after the birth of Neillia, who was swaddled in her car seat while her mother was killed by roadside gunfire by a vengeful drug dealer, Guzman Badilla-Corona, 28. The intended target was White’s boyfriend, Carlos Ibarra.
On Jan. 19, 2010, Customs Border Patrol agents at the Nogales Station apprehended fugitive Guzman Badilla-Corona who fled the murder scene in 2003 and had been on the lamfor nearly seven years.
According to accounts, the unsuspecting family was followed by a Dodge Kia from the City of Maricopa to Casa Blanca Road. Lawrence White said one vehicle rammed the other, andboth vehicles careened off the road and crashed. Suspects Javier Juarez, the driver, and Badilla-Corona, fled the scene
leaving the victims behind.
Approximately 24 hours later, FBI agents and Gila River police detectives apprehended suspect Juarez in the City of Casa Grande after a lengthy foot chase.
Police say Badilla-Corona was a methamphetamine user, had prior arrests for possession of crystal meth, and was deported to Mexico several times.
They also say he may have lived in Magdalena, and Corborca, Sonora, Mexico. Extradition attempts to return the fugitive to the United States were unsuccessful.
Juarez is currently serving a 17-year prison sentence.
White said, “I was there for his [Juarez] sentencing. I owe Lancaster,” referring to the Gila River Police detective. “My family owes him a lot. There are not enough thank yous.”
White said Lancaster requested the case air on America’s Most Wanted. The case was an AMW web exclusive.
Immediately after Badilla-Corona was arrested in Nogales, Lancaster paid a visit to White at his office and announced, “We got him.”
White said his granddaughter is now 6 years old and is asking questions about the mother she never knew. He dutifully fills her in.
Guzman Badilla-Corona, who is now captive, currently faces murder charges in Arizona.
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