Overview
- Jose Castellon Jimenez appeared before a Palm Beach County judge on a first-degree murder charge and was ordered jailed without bond after his return from El Salvador.
- Investigators say his wife, 32-year-old Eullaia Castellon, was found dead in October 2023 inside a van parked at the Lake Worth Tri-Rail station in Lake Worth Beach.
- Records detail that he left his white Ford at Miami International Airport and flew to El Salvador, with parking logs, U.S. Customs data, and security video supporting the timeline, and international police arrested him there in April 2024.
- Detectives reported finding the Tri-Rail van’s key and the victim’s purse in his vehicle, and a witness identified him as the person seen on camera leaving the van at the station.
- Court filings describe prior domestic abuse and a threat to kill her and go back to El Salvador, adding context that prosecutors may present as the case moves through Palm Beach County court.