Arturo Lopez was ultimately convicted and sentenced to 18 months in prison. While incarcerated, Unsolved Mysteries reports Arturo made multiple phone calls to his son Arthur and other members of the Lopez family gang. As the calls were recorded, authorities eventually had enough evidence to issue a warrant for the arrest of Arthur Lopez Jr., and several other members of the gang.
By December 1999, authorities had arrested eight members of the Lopez family. They also confiscated cash, drugs, and firearms from the homes of several gang members. However, as reported by Unsolved Mysteries, Arthur Lopez Jr., seemingly vanished without a trace.
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Although he was on the run for over a decade, Lopez seemed to enjoy taunting authorities. As reported by Fox News, he left a voicemail for Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal Doug Bachert in January 2006 after watching a television program about his crimes. In the voicemail, Lopez said, “You think you can catch me? … Hey, Doug! I’m on the ready.” The call was traced to a public phone in Hartford, Connecticut. However, by the time authorities arrived, the fugitive was long gone.
Fox News reports detectives believed Lopez evaded authorities “with assistance from female relatives.” Bachert said his family was likely providing him with financial support as well. More than a decade after he vanished, Mexico’s Agencia Federal de Investigacion received an anonymous tip that Arthur Lopez Jr., was living in Monterrey, Mexico.
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