New, heartbreaking details emerged Thursday about the accused killer Glendale first responder and his slain wife, including lovey-dovey video from their wedding — showing the pair smooching while wearing firefighter hats.
What seemed to be a joyful, loving 10-year marriage took a horrifying turn on Wednesday when Andrew Jimenez, 45, was arrested on murder charges after allegedly hacking his 55-year-old wife, Mayra, possibly with an ax.
In 2014, Andrew and Mayra exchanged vows surrounded by loved ones in an intimate ceremony that featured subtle tributes to his aspiring career, according to video posted online.
In the footage, Andrew is seen fastening Mayra’s firefighter hat, adjusting his own, and lovingly sharing a kiss. Another clip posted on social media shows the firefighter breakdancing and doing the worm with friends in the middle of the dance floor.
Friends and family described the couple at the time as kind, funny Los Angeles Dodgers fans. Andrew started with the Glendale Fire Department in April 28, 2008, as a paramedic and eventually became a firefighter. He even co-founded a GoFundMe campaign with a friend, rallying support to help rebuild Los Angeles in the aftermath of devastating wildfires.
His wife was a beloved first-grade teacher and an ordained minister. “I consider it an honor to officiate your wedding. I am here to make your day memorable and touching for everyone involved,” Mayra wrote in her official bio.
The couple lived in a multi-family home in the eclectic North Hollywood neighborhood. At around 4 a.m. Wednesday, Andrew walked into the LAPD’s Northeast Community Police Station and asked for officers to do a welfare check on his wife, police said.
Cops found her lifeless, bloodied with “blunt force trauma,” and sources told FOX11 that investigators believe she was bludgeoned to death with an ax.
Andrew Jimenez was then arrested and booked on a murder charge, with his bail set at $2 million. His attorney, Jose Romero, said he had discovered a diary entry allegedly showing that his wife was cheating on him before the homicide, which left friends and family reeling.
“That was a shock to wake up to … there was never any inclination that there was anything wrong or any domestic issues. We never heard them arguing or anything,” neighbor Kelson Zell told The Post.
Exclusive footage shows family members gathered outside the Satsuma Avenue home, distraught and comforting one another before a body bag was wheeled into a medical examiner’s van.
