Ana Trujillo, who killed boyfriend with stiletto heel, released on bail

By Helen Pow Published: 00:51 EDT, 13 December 2013 | Updated: 05:28 EDT, 13 December 2013 4 View comments A woman accused of stabbing to death her boyfriend with a stiletto heel has been released on $100,000 bond, causing a witness in the case to fear a similar fate.

Woman who killed boyfriend with stiletto heel is released on bail sparking fears from witness that he'll suffer same fate

  • Ana Trujillo, 44, was freed from the Harris County Jail in Texas Wednesday
  • She is charged with stabbing her 59-year-old boyfriend, University of Houston professor Alf Stefan Anderson, as many as 30 times with the heel of her stiletto in June at his apartment
  • Now, Jim Carroll, who is set to testify in her upcoming trial, is frightened for his life

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A woman accused of stabbing to death her boyfriend with a stiletto heel has been released on $100,000 bond, causing a witness in the case to fear a similar fate.

Ana Trujillo, 44, was freed from the Harris County Jail in Texas Wednesday. She is charged with stabbing her 59-year-old boyfriend, University of Houston professor Alf Stefan Anderson, as many as 30 times with the heel of her stiletto in June at his apartment.

Now, Jim Carroll, who is set to testify in her upcoming trial, is frightened for his life.

Charged: Trujillo allegedly killed her boyfriend by stabbing him repeatedly with a stiletto show The victim: Trujillo's boyfriend was a regular at Bodegas - so popular that they are hosting a memorial for him Thursday

Couple's fight: Trujillo, left, and her boyfriend, Andersson, right, got into a fight after leaving a favorite taco shop

Self-defense: Trujillo was charged Wednesday with murder, but she claims acted in self-defense

Self-defense: Trujillo was released Wednesday on $100,000. She claims she acted in self-defense

'She told me on two different occasions, that if anybody ever screwed with her that they were going to get this in the eye and it was a stiletto heel,' Carroll told KHOU 11.

He said he met Trujillo when she was renting an apartment at a complex he was managing. Ever since she was arrested, he's been watching his back, he explained.

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She has been in custody for six months, and Carroll said he has spent that time constantly checking websites to see if she'd been released.

'It's crazy, why would they let somebody out on bond that just murdered a guy hitting him 31 times in the face with an object?' he said. 

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Scared: Carroll, who is set to testify in her upcoming trial, is frightened for his life now she's free on bail


Carroll told KHOU 11 that he's not afraid to testify, but he is worried she may try to find him before she goes trial.

Trujillo's attorney, Jack Carroll, no relation, said his client is scheduled to be in court Friday morning to discuss conditions of her bond.

'I expect self-defense may be a major issue in this case,' he said, adding that there may be evidence that Trujillo was involved in an abusive relationship with Andersson.

Trujillo admitted in June that she killed Andersson in a lover's spat at their apartment.

Trujillo and Andersson had spent most of the evening at Bodegas, a local taco shop, where they drank a couple bottles of wine and took a few tequila shots.

Heavy drinking: The couple had a few bottles of wine and progressed to tequila shots before they got into an argument and left this local Houston taco shop

Heavy drinking: The couple had a few bottles of wine and progressed to tequila shots before they got into an argument and left this local Houston taco shop

Walter Garcia, an assistant manager at the restaurant saw the couple there often. Andersson often came by himself, but would bring along his girlfriend on Fridays or special occasions.

'I knew him. He was a good person,' Garcia told the AP. 'They looked like a normal couple.'

But things turned sour that night when another man approached Trujillo at the bar and offered to buy her a drink. Andersson got jealous of the stranger's advances which spurned a fight back at his apartment around 2 a.m.

The ensuing fight was so loud, that neighbors thought it sounded like furniture moving.

When Andersson grabbed her, Trujillo told police that she pulled his hair - so much so that she had clumps of it in her hands. When that didn't stop him she started beating him with a stiletto shoe causing multiple stab wounds.

'Killer' heels: Ana Trujillo used the heel of her stiletto to fight off her allegedly violent boyfriend

'Killer' heels: Ana Trujillo used the heel of her stiletto to fight off her allegedly violent boyfriend

Crime scene: Authorities say Ana Trujillo stabbed her boyfriend, Alf Stefan Andersson, to death with a stiletto heel at this condo complex

Crime scene: Authorities say Ana Trujillo stabbed her boyfriend, Alf Stefan Andersson, to death with a stiletto heel at this condo complex in June

Police arrived at 3:44 a.m., but who called the authorities is still unclear. When police got to the 18th floor of the condo, Trujillo opened the door and let officers into the unit, which is where they found Andersson in a hallway between the entryway and the kitchen.

While Trujillo claims she acted in self-defense, that doesn't change the charges, according to Sara Marie Kinney, a spokesman for the Harris County District Attorney's office.

'She confessed to doing it. The reason and all of that will play out in court,' Kinney said.

Andersson's friends at Bodegas said they were sad to lose a regular and a friend.

'Everybody, now, we're very sad, angry with her, because he was customer No. 1,' Garcia said.

The bar hosted a memorial for Andersson after his death where they gave out free Bud Light and Jiro Tequila - his favorite drinks.

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