Erik Arceneaux sentenced to life in prison for murder of Houston mother Maria Jimenez-Rodriguez

Summary by The Pearland Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Karen Araiza, as published by KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC) · August 6, 2026 · 1 min read

A Houston man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Maria Jimenez-Rodriguez, a northeast Houston mother who disappeared in June 2018 and whose body has never been found. Erik Fardell Arceneaux was sentenced August 6, 2026, about a month after a Harris County jury convicted him of...

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Source published	Aug 6, 2026
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