California murder prompts Amber Alert for missing 15-year-old girl

Amber Alert issued for California girl, 15, last seen with her mother and a man who are suspected of murder and 'considered armed and dangerous' An Amber Alert has been issued for 15-year-old Alora Benitez of California Her mother Maricela Mercado, 40, and Roman Cerratos, 39, are suspects in the stabbing death of a man whose body was found in a car in the city of Carson Cops say the pair are considered armed and dangerous Alora was last seen at 9am on Wednesday leaving with the suspects in a white 2013 four-door BMW in Torrance, California  

By Marlene Lenthang For Dailymail.com

Published: 21:48 BST, 18 April 2019 | Updated: 15:07 BST, 19 April 2019

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An Amber Alert has been issued for a 15-year-old California girl who was last seen with her mother and a man who are both wanted in connection to a gruesome stabbing murder.  

Police announced Thursday they're searching for 15-year-old Hispanic teen Alora Benitez. 

Her mother Maricela Mercado, 40, and Roman Cerratos, 39, are suspects in the stabbing death of a man whose body was found in a car in the city of Carson early Tuesday morning.

Both are considered armed and dangerous, according to police. 

An Amber Alert has been issued for 15-year-old Alora Benitez of California on Thursday, after she was last seen on Wednesday with her mother and a man who are suspects in a murder

An Amber Alert has been issued for 15-year-old Alora Benitez of California on Thursday, after she was last seen on Wednesday with her mother and a man who are suspects in a murder 

Her mother Maricela Mercado, 40, (left) and Roman Cerratos, 39, (right) are suspects in the stabbing death of a man whose body was found in a car in the city of Carson

Roman Cerratos, 39

Her mother Maricela Mercado, 40, (left) and Roman Cerratos, 39, (right) are suspects in the stabbing death of a man whose body was found in a car in the city of Carson

Alora was last seen leaving

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