EXCLUSIVE: A man who once occupied a spot on the FBI’s Most Wanted list for the abduction and murder of a 5-year-old girl from Philadelphia has been apprehended in Honduras.

Alexis Flores was captured on Wednesday, according to information provided by the FBI to Fox News Digital. Flores was sought for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution (UFAP) tied to the young girl’s tragic death, the FBI confirmed.

“This arrest, after more than 25 years on the run, serves as a testament that neither time nor distance can protect violent offenders from facing justice,” stated FBI Director Kash Patel in a statement to Fox News Digital. “Owing to the unwavering efforts of our international allies and FBI personnel, a fugitive accused of committing an unimaginable crime against a child is now in custody and on the route to being returned to the United States.”

Alexis Flores had been listed among the top 10 most wanted fugitives by the FBI. His arrest in Honduras is in connection with the 2000 murder of a young Philadelphia girl, a crime that shocked the community and beyond.

The child was reported missing on July 29, 2000, and tragically, her lifeless body was discovered days later in a nearby apartment, the victim of strangulation.

On March 22, 2007, authorities secured an arrest warrant for Flores, charging him with murder and other serious offenses. Concurrently, a federal arrest warrant was issued as he faced charges of UFAP, marking the beginning of a global manhunt that has finally culminated with his capture.

Flores was listed on the FBI’s Most Wanted list from 2007 through March 2025.  He was removed based on overall program review by the bureau’s Criminal Investigative Division in an ongoing process to ensure the list remains agile and current. 

Alexis Flores was a previously listed as a top 10 FBI fugitive, according to officials. (FBI)

The FBI has made a series of arrests of fugitives on its Most Wanted list in recent months. 

In January, the agency announced the arrest of Alejandro Rosales Castillo, who had been among the Top Ten Most Wanted Fugitives since 2017. He had been wanted in the 2016 murder of his former co-worker, 23-year-old “Sandy” Ly Le, in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Also in January, former Canadian Olympic snowboarder and FBI Ten Most Wanted fugitive Ryan Wedding was captured in Mexico.

Wedding, who was suspected of drug trafficking, is believed to have been hiding in Mexico for more than a decade in an effort to elude U.S. authorities. 

Ryan Wedding, wanted by the FBI, was seen taking a practice run for the men’s parallel giant slalom of the Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Park City, Feb. 13, 2002. (FBI | REUTERS/Jeff J Mitchell)

Since the start of the Trump administration, the FBI has captured six of the bureau’s most-wanted fugitives, Patel said last week. 

“We will continue to pursue those who harm our most vulnerable, no matter where they hide,” he said.