American Woman in Mexico Convicted for Drugging and Killing Men She Met on Dating Apps
A judge gave a woman three decades behind bars in Mexico because of accusations she used drugs on men from online apps. One died. Now officials think she will go to the U.S. instead. Authorities there probably want her for similar charges tied to those actions. Her case moved across borders due to digital trails left during encounters.
Court records show details about how each incident unfolded separately yet followed a pattern. People watched closely once news broke about messages saved on devices.
That evidence mattered more than witness words. Since rulings allow transfer under treaty terms, movement may happen soon without extra hearings. What comes next depends less on choice and more on paperwork already filed weeks ago.
Aurora Phelps, a dual citizen of Mexico and the United States, allegedly conducted the criminal activity between 2019 and 2022, per a June 7 report from KTLA.
At times, the man who is 44 took private details so he could get into bank balances, funds set aside for later life, also payments from government support programs.
An FBI bulletin from last year said that Phelps “primarily targeted elderly men” but was also “known to target all age groups as well as women.”
One name she used was Aurora Flores, yet sometimes people knew her as Aurora Velasco. At other times, folks called her Aurora Alvarez, though that wasn’t always the case either.
Phelps received her 37-year prison sentence in Mexico on June 5, per a report from the Los Angeles Times.
A retired man from the U.S., Robert Erbach, lived close to Guadalajara in Mexico at age sixty-seven when he died – reports point to Phelps being involved back in 2021.
One night, swiping through Tinder, they matched. Three months passed with dates and quiet moments between them. Then came the news – Erbach lay lifeless beside a stretch of road outside Guadalajara.
Money vanished from Erbach’s bank records, more than fifty thousand dollars gone. Suddenly, the balance dropped without warning. A large sum disappeared during that period.
At least 11 people have been affected by Phelps, according to KTLA.
Back in Arkansas is where she first saw daylight. From there, young years split time across the U.S., then dipped into Mexico, back again.
Back in February 2023, Mexican officials took her into custody, accusing her of murder; ever since then, she’s stayed locked up there.
Facing legal trouble across America, Phelps deals with accusations tied to deceit and stealing someone’s name. A pair of kidnappings make up part of the case against him.
One took a fatal turn. That detail weighs heavily on the outcome. Charges stick because evidence points in that direction.
“Phelps would meet older men on dating websites or services, then meet them in-person,” the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada said last year.
“It was part of her scheme to drug the older men to gain unauthorized access to and steal money from their financial accounts to personally benefit herself and her family members.”
Surprise hit William Phelps when he spoke about his wife, according to KTLA. She had been tied to him by marriage, yet her actions came out of nowhere.
“We’ve known each other for 14 years and she’s never shown a sign or an ounce of this,” he said.
“If she did do it, damn, she put one over on me.”
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