Man Murders Girlfriend, Videos Confession on Facebook
On September 30, 2025, 44-year-old Hariston Jose Urena-Morales was charged with fatally shooting his 40-year-old girlfriend Josefina Tavarez in Wake County, NC, after shooting her and confessing on Facebook.
Tavarez’s 11-year-old son and 8-year-old daughter allegedly witnessed the shooting.
Ureña-Morales contacted the Sheriff’s Office to turn himself in Tuesday.
In court Wednesday he claimed, "I was forced to do it. She cheated on me.”
He faces life without parole or the death penalty. Officials are working to determine his legal status in the United States.
