Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced that prosecutors have filed an amended complaint against Marisol Flores a 30-year-old woman from Oxnard, adding charges related to a second alleged infant homicide.
The amended complaint filed March 10, 2026, in Ventura County Superior Court, adds one count of murder and one count of assault on a child causing death stemming from the alleged 2015 death of an infant.
Flores was previously charged in connection with the alleged February 8, 2026, killing of her newborn baby at a homeless encampment along West Vineyard Avenue in Oxnard. During the investigation into the 2026 case, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office reopened a previous investigation into the November 2015 death of Flores’ 25-day-old baby. New evidence was uncovered that led investigating deputies to believe Flores had killed that infant as well.
Flores now faces two counts of murder and two counts of assault on a child causing death. Several special allegations and aggravating factors have also been added, including use of a deadly weapon, and that the victim was vulnerable. Prosecutors have also alleged in the amended complaint the special circumstance that Flores committed more than one murder, which makes her eligible for a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted.
Senior Deputy District Attorney John Barrick of the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office Major Crimes Homicide Unit is prosecuting the case.
On February 27, 2026, Flores’ attorney declared doubt as to her competency to stand trial. All criminal proceedings have been suspended, and a psychologist was appointed by the court to evaluate her. She is scheduled for a competency hearing on March 26, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. in courtroom 13.