19-year-old confesses to fatal stabbing and arson attempt in Great Falls murder

A 19-year-old man, Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Carmen Lizet Puch, 42, who was found stabbed and doused with gasoline in a parking lot near the Difficult Run Trail in Great Falls, Virginia. Police say Cedillos-Campos and Puch, who had worked together and were in an intimate relationship, met at the park; investigators allege he armed himself at a restaurant, stabbed her repeatedly, poured gasoline on her, and attempted to set her on fire, an attempt that failed. He reportedly offered a full confession to homicide detectives and was arrested in Prince George’s County, Maryland, awaiting extradition to Virginia. Puch is described as a loving mother of a 3-year-old.