A bodybuilder is arrested in Cholula for the murder of his parents

In the early morning of July 26, 2026, in the subdivision Fuentes del Camino Real I (Mayan Circuit), San Pedro Cholula, Puebla, the police arrested Ángel Rodríguez Mora as allegedly responsible for the murder of Ángel Ponciano Rodríguez and Luz María Morales González and seriously injuring to his younger brother. The case went viral on

Ángel Rodríguez Mora, bodybuilder detained in San Pedro Cholula as allegedly responsible for the double homicide of his parents on July 26, 2026 (face censored in press image)
Ángel Rodríguez Mora, alleged person responsible for the patricide in Fuentes del Camino Real, Cholula, in the image broadcast by local media next to the police operation on July 26, 2026. Source: El Financiero / Quadratin Puebla

In the early morning of July 26, 2026, residents of the Fuentes del Camino Real I subdivision —on Circuito Maya, in the auxiliary board of Santiago Momoxpan, San Pedro Cholula, Puebla— alerted the police after hearing screams and explosions. Upon arrival, the agents found two elderly adults dead, a seriously injured teenager and the victims' son, Ángel Rodríguez Mora, who according to the authorities presented himself as allegedly responsible and said he had acted because "God asked him to." The case went viral on networks with a video broadcast by Anxious Vids.

What happened, according to the Cholula police

The Secretary of Citizen Security of San Pedro Cholula reported that it responded to a report in the Fuentes del Camino Real subdivision early on Sunday, July 26. Inside the house they located the bodies of a 70-year-old man and a 54-year-old woman, as well as a minor with serious injuries, reports El Financiero.

Media such as El Heraldo de México and Infobae relate that the detainee went out to greet the uniformed men and told them phrases such as: "Come to my house, come see how God is calling me and wants his will to be done, come up to my paradise." He was placed at the disposal of the Public Ministry for the crimes of homicide and attempted homicide (injuries to the brother).

The victims were identified by local media as Ángel Ponciano Rodríguez and Luz María Morales González, parents of the detainee. The injured teenager was stabilized and taken to a hospital; At the closing of this note he remained under medical care with a reserved prognosis, according to reports cited by Callejero and Infobae.

Ángel Rodríguez Mora, bodybuilder and trainer from Cholula, in an image published on his social networks before the patricide of July 26, 2026
Ángel Rodríguez Mora presented himself online as a trainer and bodybuilder in the area of Cholula, before being arrested as the alleged perpetrator of the double homicide. Source: Infobae — image from Facebook Ángel R.

Who is the detainee and what was he saying on the networks

Ángel Rodríguez Mora presented himself on networks as a trainer and bodybuilder. El Universal Puebla indicates that he worked in gyms in the Recta a Cholula area and combined fitness content with religious messages. El Financiero adds that he had been in an annex for drug useand that, according to unofficial information collected by uniformed officers, he had recently graduated from rehabilitation.

Before the attack, a video circulated online in which the man spoke of an alleged divine call to "renew" the area of Cholula and Momoxpan, invited people to his house to "listen to the word of Christ" and said that his parents "did not understand it." That material was widely republished — included in the Anxious Vids thread— and is now part of the investigation folder, according to Infobae.

Video: arrest of the bodybuilder in San Pedro Cholula

UnoTV coverage of the arrest and context of the double homicide in Cholula, Puebla. Source: UnoTV — YouTube

Investigation in progress

The Attorney General's Office of the State of Puebla (FGE) opened a file to clarify the motive, the exact dynamics of the attack and the legal situation of the detainee. El Heraldo indicates that it is evaluated whether the person involved has a condition related to his mental faculties or if he acted under the influence of substances. Until a judge determines otherwise, Ángel Rodríguez Mora is presumed responsible; The presumption of innocence remains in force.

In Puebla, the case has shocked due to the combination of domestic violence, previous religious discourse on networks and the viral dissemination of the material recorded before the crime. The authorities have not confirmed all the details circulating in X; This note is based on police statements and verifiable media coverage.