Alexis Flores

Mario Roberto Flores Mejía (born July 18, 1975) better known by the alias Alexis Flores, is a Honduran former fugitive who was wanted for the kidnapping, rape, and murder of five-year-old Iriana DeJesus in Philadelphia in 2000. Flores was the 487th fugitive to be placed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. On March 6, 2025, he was removed from the list for no longer meeting the list criteria. On February 11, 2026, Flores was captured in Lepaera, Honduras, after more than 25 years on the run.

Background Mario Roberto Flores Mejía was born in Choloma, Cortés Department, Honduras. Although several dates of birth ranging from 1975 to 1982 have been used, Honduran authorities later confirmed his actual date of birth as July 18, 1975.

Kidnapping and murder charges Flores had lived in the United States as a migrant worker,

In the summer of 2000, a homeless drifter only known as "Carlos" (or "Carlo") had been given shelter, clothing, and work as a handyman by Jorge Contreras, a resident of Hunting Park. As part of his job, "Carlos" was given the keys to an abandoned apartment building. On July 29, 2000, five-year-old Iriana DeJesus disappeared while playing on the street outside her home in Fairhill, having last been seen walking from the neighborhood with a stranger. On August 3, six days after being reported missing, the body of DeJesus was found in the second-floor apartment of an abandoned building where "Carlos" is believed to have stayed. She had been sexually assaulted, strangled, and wrapped in a trash bag. A T-shirt bearing a distinct political logo was found near Iriana's body with her blood on it. When police questioned Contreras about the shirt, he recognized it as one of the articles of clothing he had lent to "Carlos," his DNA sample positively matched DNA found at the crime scene in Philadelphia. It was determined that "Carlos" and Flores are the same person.

Flores was added to the FBI's Top Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list on June 2, 2007. He replaced Shauntay Henderson on the list. The FBI had offered a reward of up to $250,000 for information leading directly to Flores' capture. He was also the subject of an Interpol Red Notice. Flores is fluent in Spanish and English, and was believed to be either in Honduras or to have returned to the United States.

In March 2024, the FBI released a new age-progression image of Flores, showing what he may have looked like at that point in time. On March 6, 2025, Flores was removed from the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list for no longer meeting the list criteria.