Arizona man arrested for allegedly stabbing girlfriend 26 times, fleeing to Mexico
MARICOPA COUNTY, AZ- An Arizona man is in custody, facing first-degree murder charges after allegedly stabbing his girlfriend 26 times and fleeing to Mexico. Erik Islas, 53, a resident of Peoria, is believed to have attacked his 59-year-old girlfriend, Patricia Hawking, during a dispute on September 3. The case came to light when Hawking’s landlord, unable to reach her for several days, alerted the police. The landlord had called Hawking’s phone, only to have a …