American Airlines flight attendant's alleged killers tied to gang accused of preying on tourists: officials

Two men accused of drugging and sidesplitting an American Airlines formation attendant during a layover successful Colombia person been arrested months aft the slaying, authorities said, with the suspects allegedly tied to a pack known to prey connected tourists.

Andrés Felipe Peña Corrales, 23, and William Olave Gamboa, 31, were captured successful Peru successful transportation with the March sidesplitting of Eric Fernando Gutierrez Molina, 32, a Dallas-based formation attendant whose disappearance successful Medellín sparked an planetary search.

Peña Corrales has since been transferred to Colombia to look charges, portion Olave Gamboa remains successful Peruvian custody awaiting extradition proceedings. Both men look charges including aggravated homicide and aggravated robbery successful Colombia, according to authorities.

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Two suspects arrested successful Peru are seen successful constabulary custody aft authorities accused them successful the sidesplitting of American Airlines formation attendant Eric Fernando Gutierrez Molina. (U.S. Embassy Bogota)

A 3rd suspect, María del Carmen González, 24, was arrested separately successful Montería, Colombia. Investigators allege she was not straight progressive successful Gutierrez Molina’s sidesplitting but participated successful withdrawing and moving wealth stolen from overseas victims arsenic portion of the group’s operation.

Colombian constabulary identified each 3 suspects arsenic alleged members of Los Goteros, a transgression enactment accused of targeting overseas tourists by contacting them done dating apps, gaining their trust, drugging them and stealing money, jewelry and different valuables.

According to reporting by El Colombiano, investigators judge Gutierrez Molina was contacted done a dating app earlier gathering respective radical astatine a nightclub successful Medellín’s El Poblado neighborhood.

The radical aboriginal went to a hotel, wherever Gutierrez Molina and his coworker were allegedly drugged earlier their belongings were stolen and their fiscal accounts were accessed, the outlet reported.

The outlet besides reported that scopolamine, sometimes called "Devil’s Breath" oregon "Dragon’s Breath," whitethorn person been utilized to incapacitate the victims, though authorities person not publically confirmed toxicology findings successful the case.

Gutierrez Molina was reportedly strangled, portion his coworker survived.

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Investigators allege the radical accessed Gutierrez Molina’s slope accounts, stole different valuables and abandoned his assemblage adjacent Jericó, southwest of Medellín, wherever it was recovered 5 days later.

The arrests capped a months-long planetary probe involving U.S. Homeland Security Investigations, Colombian prosecutors and Peruvian authorities.

"This palmy result reflects the beardown committedness of the United States, Colombia and Peru to enactment unneurotic to analyse and bring to justness a radical of criminals successful Colombia dedicated to the robbery and theft of U.S. citizens and guarantee the information of planetary travelers successful the region," the U.S. Embassy successful Colombia said successful a associated statement.

The embassy besides recognized the Mayor’s Office of Medellín, Colombia’s National Police and Peru’s National Police for their roles successful the investigation.

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Authorities accidental American Airlines formation attendant Eric Fernando Gutierrez Molina was drugged, robbed and killed aft an overnight layover successful Medellín, Colombia, successful March 2026. (Edinson Arroyo/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Gutierrez Molina disappeared successful March portion connected an overnight layover successful Medellín earlier helium was scheduled to proceed to Miami.

Friends told section media astatine the clip that helium shared his determination from an Airbnb adjacent José María Córdova International Airport earlier connection abruptly stopped, prompting coworkers and household members to study him missing.

Days later, Medellín Mayor Federico Gutiérrez announced that authorities had recovered a assemblage adjacent Jericó. The remains were aboriginal identified arsenic Gutierrez Molina.

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Eric Fernando Gutierrez Molina, a 32-year-old formation attendant from Dallas, was reported missing successful Colombia aft helium arrived connected Saturday, March 21, according to reports. (CDColExt/X)

"We are heartbroken by the tragic passing of our colleague," American Airlines said successful a connection antecedently provided to Fox News Digital.

"Our thoughts and enactment are with his family, loved ones and colleagues during this hard time, and we are doing each we tin to assistance Colombian instrumentality enforcement successful its investigation."

Authorities said investigators are moving to find whether further overseas tourists were victimized by Los Goteros utilizing the aforesaid alleged scheme.

Fox News Digital's Alex Koch and Alex Nitzberg contributed to this report.