Husband of woman found dead in Angeles National Forest charged – NBC Los Angeles

The husband of a Lancaster woman whose body was found in Angeles National Forest was charged Thursday with murder.

The felony complaint against Jossimar Cabrero Cornejo, 36, was filed by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office the body of Sheylla Cabrera was found over the weekend in the wilderness north of Los Angeles.

As of early Thursday afternoon, Cornejo was not in custody, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Security camera video showed a man identified by authorities as Cornejo dragging what appeared to be a large object in some type of fabric material from the apartment where the couple lived with their three young sons, investigators said Tuesday.

A missing person report was taken Aug. 12 by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for 33-year-old Sheylla Cabrera. During the investigation, detectives discovered the security camera video of her husband dragging something in “a large piece of material,” possibly a sack, from the complex in the 500 block of Lancaster Boulevard in Lancaster.

The search for Cabrera centered on Angeles National Forest a day after she was reported missing. On Saturday, the Montrose Mountain Search and Rescue Team reported an object similar to the material that was seen being dragged from the home over the side of an embankment in Angeles National Forest.

The material contained the body of Cabrera, authorities said. A cause of death will be determined by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office.

The woman’s body was found days later in Angeles National Forest. Video broadcast Tuesday Aug. 19, 2025 on the NBC4 News.

Cornejo was believed to be in Peru, the sheriff’s department said.

Neighbors of the couple say the case has disturbed their community.

“It’s scary, very spooky,” said Eric Jimenez, a neighbor of the pair. “I don’t know what and a person’s right mind will want to do that to the mother of their kids.”

The couple shared three children ages 9, 6 and 4. According to neighbors, Sheylla had told them her husband was physically abusive.

The victim’s parents said they last spoke with their daughter on Aug. 9 when she told them of her plans to leave Jossimar and take their three young children.

Neighbors spearheaded the search for Sheylla and reported her missing to authorities. After canvassing the apartment, they found the video of Jossimar dragging the large sack, which they say was recorded around 4 a.m. on Aug. 10.

The three children also were reported missing, but found safe Saturday and taken into protective custody in Peru.