Dillon Alexander Waller is an American man convicted of the 2022 murder of his mother in New Mexico. The crime occurred within a domestic setting and involved attempts to conceal the offence. He was later convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.

Dillon Alexander Waller is an American man from New Mexico. Public information about his early life is limited.
As an adult, he lived with his mother in Las Cruces prior to the incident. There is no widely documented public history of serious criminal behaviour before the offence.
Dillon Waller’s actions occurred during a single incident in November 2022.
The case involved one victim within a family relationship and took place inside a residential property. The event is classified as a single-victim domestic homicide.
Waller carried out the killing inside the home using strangulation.
Following the incident, he moved the body and attempted to clean and conceal the scene. The offence included post-crime actions aimed at avoiding detection.
After the incident, Dillon Waller left the area and travelled out of state.
He was later located and arrested on April 1, 2023, following investigation into the disappearance and evidence gathered at the residence.
Dillon Waller was charged with first-degree murder and evidence tampering.
He was convicted in 2024, life imprisonment (parole eligibility after 30 years) with an additional consecutive sentence (3 years).
"I didn’t want her to suffer any longer."— Dillon Waller

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