Husband of slain Lady Diana Sanabria caught in Mexico and returned to Chicago after two-plus years on the run

Jeff Mayes — Tue, 09 Aug 2016 15:19:10 -0500

By JORDAN OWEN
Chicago Sun-Times Wire

Cesar Sanabria | Cook County Sheriff's Dept.

Cesar Sanabria slit the throat of his wife, Lady Diana Sanabria, on Nov. 3, 2013, then boarded a plane to Mexico City and had not been seen or heard from in more than two years, according to the FBI.

But on Jan. 14, the 34-year-old former Chicago man, wanted for the murder and as an international fugitive, was taken into custody by Mexican authorities in Jalisco, the FBI announced Tuesday.

An international manhunt had been under way since March 28, 2014, when he was charged with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution, according to the FBI.

Lady Diana Sanabria, 31, was found with her throat slashed about 7 p.m. that evening in her apartment in the 4400 block of South Richmond in the Brighton Park neighborhood, authorities said.

Her husband, believed to be the killer, likely boarded a plane at O’Hare that day and flew to Mexico City, according to the FBI.

The search for Cesar Sanabria was coordinated by the Chicago FBI’s Violent Crimes Task Force, comprised of FBI Special Agents, Chicago Police detectives and investigators from the Cook County sheriff’s office.

He was extradited to Chicago last Wednesday and charged with one count of first-degree murder.

According to the Cook County sheriff’s office, he was ordered held without bond and is next scheduled to appear in court Aug. 24.

Cesar Sanabria | Homicide Watch Chicago

Husband of slain Lady Diana Sanabria caught in Mexico and returned to Chicago after two-plus years on the run