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Police say missing Fil-Am in Oakley killed by ex-boyfriend

CALIFORNIA - Oakley Police Department has confirmed the death of a 24-year-old Filipino-American who has been missing since late January 2022.

Alexis Gabe was on her way to her ex-boyfriend's house in Antioch when she was reported missing. Her family found her vehicle with the engine still running at a dead-end street in Oakley on January 26, 2022.

Gabe's ex-boyfriend was identified as Marshall Curtis Jones, 27, who the Antoich Police Department is considering as suspect in the killing based on digital and forensic evidence.

CCTV footage obtained by investigators show Jones abandoning the victim's vehicle on January 26. Jones' fingerprint was also found on Gabe's cellphone case, which was recovered not far from his home.

Because of this, a warrant of arrest for murder was issued against Jones. He was later located in Seattle but was killed when he tried to fight it off with the arresting authorities.

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The Oakley Police Department said Gabe was believed killed at Jones' rented home but the details on how she was killed and the motive behind it have yet to be determined.

Gabe's body was also yet to be found, and the police is offering a$100,000 reward for any information that would lead to the discovery of her remains.

Authorities are also in possession of some electronic devices owned by the suspect. These items will undergo forensic and digital examination and investigators are hoping this would provide clues to Gabe's body's whereabouts.

According to Gabe's family, Jones was her first boyfriend. —Dave Llavanes Jr./KBK, GMA News