Texas teen arrested in Kaitlin Hernandez's murder months after teen found dead, naked in ditch

A 15-year-old Texas boy is accused of murdering 17-year-old Kaitlin Hernandez in her San Antonio neighborhood in March. Hernandez went on a walk around her neighborhood with a male friend around 7:30 p.m. on March 12. When she did not return home later that evening, her family reported her missing, and authorities found her hours later, dead in a ditch without any clothing on.

Later, an unknown man answered the phone saying he found the phone in a drainage ditch,' the SAPD said. 'The man met with the victim’s family member at a convenience store to return the phone. The man cooperated with the investigation.' Officers searched the area where the man located Hernandez's phone and found her body, which 'showed signs of strangulation and a possible sexual assault.

The victim appeared to be dragged to the location where she was found,' the SAPD said. Authorities interviewed the male friend who she went walking with that evening, but there was not enough evidence for officials to bring any charges against that individual. However, as the investigation continued, it became 'apparent' to police that 'the male friend was the suspect in this case.

Based on DNA and other evidence, the suspect was arrested and taken into custody without incident. This is an active and ongoing investigation,' the SAPD said. Crystal Rodriguez, Hernandez's aunt, told FOX 29 San Antonio that the suspect was someone her daughter knew. 't was someone she knew. Someone she played with,' she told the outlet. 'Someone she trusted. We knew him for years. And now it has affected all our nieces and nephews.

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