Man arrested for killing 53-year-old mother in Madera County, sheriff says A 32-year-old man was arrested in connection to his mother's murder at a home in Madera County on Wednesday morning. KFSN Share: Share: FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A 32-year-old man was arrested in connection to his mother's murder at a home in Madera County on Wednesday morning. Madera County Sheriff Tyson Pogue says family members filed a missing person report for 53-year-old Hortencia Arambula on Tuesday around 6:00 pm after not hearing from her for several days. Deputies were called out to Arambula's home on Ellis Street and Raymond Road, just northeast of Madera, early Wednesday morning. Her husband, who had just returned from an out-of-town work trip, had discovered her body hidden on the property behind the house.