JACQUELINE TARSA LeBARON
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| Photograph taken in 2007 |
| Aliases: | Melanie Martin, Tarsa LeBaron, Melanie Anne Martin, Jacqueline LeBaron, Jacquelyn Tarsa LeBaron, Jacquelyn LeBaron, Amanda Susan Emerson, Karen Howell, Tarsa McDonald, Malanie Anna Martin, Melonie Martin, Mitzi Diane Mathison, Elizabeth Shelton, Jacqueline Hawkins-Varela, Hawkins-Varela (first name unknown) |
DESCRIPTION
| Dates of Birth Used: |
November 15, 1965; November 10, 1965 |
Hair: | Brown |
| Place of Birth: | Mexico | Eyes: | Green |
| Height: | 5'11" | Sex: | Female |
| Weight: | 135 pounds | Race: | White (Hispanic) |
| NCIC: | W708339773 | Nationality: | Mexican |
| Occupation: | English teacher | ||
| Scars and Marks: | None known | ||
| Remarks: | Jacqueline LeBaron has resided in Aguas Calientes, Mexico, and was teaching English while living there. She also has the ability to speak Spanish. Additionally, LeBaron may wear disguises and is known to possess a firearm. LeBaron was last observed in Honduras in 2007. She is also believed to have an 11- or 12-year-old son. | ||
CAUTION
Jacqueline Tarsa LeBaron is wanted for her alleged involvement in a series of crimes which occurred in the Texas area. On June 27, 1988, four people were murdered simultaneously in Houston and Irving, Texas, allegedly by members of the LeBaron crime family. Reportedly, this crime family started when Ervil LeBaron broke off from the Mormon Church to start his own polygamous sect, which he called the Church of the Lamb of God (CLG).
In 1972, Ervil LeBaron was convicted and imprisoned for ordering his followers to murder his brother for breaking CLG commandments. While in prison, Ervil LeBaron wrote a book that would become the bible for CLG members. Additionally, in the book it stated that any individual caught breaking the commandments would be sentenced to death. On June 27, 1988, three CLG followers were murdered allegedly by LeBaron family members for breaking CLG commandments and for choosing to leave the church. Also murdered was a victim's eight-year-old daughter because she was a witness to her father's murder.
By 1995, three of the six LeBaron family defendants were found guilty of the June 1988 murders and incarcerated. A fourth defendant plead guilty and was sentenced to prison. The fifth defendant was convicted of ordering the assassinations and imprisoned. Jacqueline Tarsa LeBaron, the sixth defendant, remains a fugitive. Additionally, during Ervil LeBaron's incarceration and following his death in prison, many of his 54 children reportedly continued to carry out their father's teachings.
On October 14, 1992, a federal arrest warrant was issued in the United States District Court, Southern District of Houston, Texas. Jacqueline Tarsa LeBaron was charged with the following crimes: conspiracy to commit murder for consideration; murder for consideration; conspiracy to tamper with a witness; tampering with a witness; use of a firearm during a crime of violence; conspiracy to obstruct religious beliefs; obstruction of religious beliefs; RICO conspiracy, and RICO.
REWARD
The FBI is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading directly to the arrest of Jacqueline Tarsa LeBaron.
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS PERSON, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL FBI OFFICE OR THE NEAREST AMERICAN EMBASSY OR CONSULATE.
ROBERT S. MUELLER, III DIRECTOR FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535 TELEPHONE: (202) 324-3000 |
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