Luis Fernando Benitez Gonzalez, a 26-year-old man from Austin, Texas, has been charged with first-degree murder following DNA evidence linking him to the deaths of two women. Alyssa Ann Rivera, 34, was found dead on June 21, 2024, in an abandoned home, showing signs of blunt-force trauma and strangulation. Investigators believe she was forcibly dragged into the residence. Surveillance footage captured Rivera with a man shortly before her death. Meanwhile, Alba Jenisse Aviles Marti was last seen in April 2018, leaving a bar in south Austin, and her body was later discovered in her car, also showing signs of strangulation and sexual assault. The FBI's Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) connected both cases, revealing the same DNA at the crime scenes. Following his arrest, Gonzalez confessed to both murders, claiming they were acts of self-defense, although forensic evidence contradicts his account. In addition to the murder charges, he faces two counts of aggravated assault related to separate incidents in 2025. The families of the victims expressed a mix of relief and grief at the developments in the case.