Elisa Lira, a 23-year-old stripper from Anaheim decapitating her boyfriend of two months arrested in Mexico

Elisa Lira, a 23-year-old stripper from Anaheim, is back in the U.S. to face mrder charges after a gruesome discovery last August.

Police found her 55-year-old boyfriend, Enrique Gonzalez Carbajal, decapitated in his home after friends went to check on him. Lira allegedly fled to Mexico immediately after the klling but was finally caught and brought back to face justice.

The following day, Anaheim Police homicide detectives took custody of Lira at the San Ysidro Point of Entry and booked her into the Anaheim Police Department Detention Facility on suspicion of murder.
On August 25, 2025, Gonzalez-Carbajal’s headless body was discovered in Lira’s home.

During the course of the investigation, Anaheim homicide detectives identified Lira, as a suspect and determined that she had immediately fled to Mexico after the murder.

Lira is scheduled to be arraigned on February 13, 2026, at the North Justice Center in Department N3. She is currently being held at the Orange County Jail without bail.

“Nothing, not time, not distance, nor foreign borders, will thwart our pursuit of justice, and Orange County law enforcement will continue to go the very ends of the earth to carry out our mission and hold criminals accountable for the heinous acts they commit,” said Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer.

“This investigation and prosecution are a testament to the tenacity and the dedication of the Anaheim Police Department, of the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, and of our federal and international partners to identify a cold-blooded killer, track her down in a foreign country, and bring her back to the United States to face the full weight of the law.”