Pasadena officials have pinpointed Juan Carols Garcia Rodriguez, 18, as a person of interest in the shocking crime.
Texas cops have named a person of interest in the brutal rape and murder of 11-year-old Maria Gonzalez, who was found by her heartbroken father after he returned home from work., Pasadena officials said.He reportedly entered the United States through El Paso in January, self-surrendering to border officers before being handed papers and let loose into the country.
Police tied Garcia Gonzalez to the residence and interviewed him — but he has not been seen since Monday afternoon.Cops released an image of the suspect and are $5,000 reward for any information that leads to an arrest. Maria Gonzalez was sexually assaulted before being strangled to death. according to the local medical examiner.“I told her, ‘Don’t open the door because I am arriving at work,'” he replied,“They left her under the bed in a plastic bag,” Gonzalez said. “They left my poor daughter.”
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