01-16-2014, 10:48 PM
I don't know if the victim advertised his truck for sale on Craigslist or by some other means, but this story fits the "lured to death" theme of this thread.
1 Man Murdered for $300, SWAT Stand-off, 1 Suspect Arrested, 1 Suspect Hanged Self, 2 Suspects on the Loose...
HOUSTON – The Harris County Sheriff’s Office has charged three people with capital murder in connection with the stabbing death of a Pasadena man who was found buried in a shallow grave over the weekend.
Harris County investigators found the body of 41-year-old Jesus Leal Valdez buried two feet under a chicken coop near a home in the 5200 block of Mohawk Street on Jan 11. They searched the home after they received an anonymous call to 911.
Valdez’s family had reported him missing on Dec. 31. The father of three disappeared on New Year’s Eve after leaving out to show a woman the truck he was selling.
Investigators said Veronica Muniz, 27, was captured on surveillance cameras at several locations using Valdez’s debit card.
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Jesus Valdez, murder victim and father of 3 - RIP. Veronica Muniz, accused murderer.
Muniz was arrested Wednesday after a 2.5 hour SWAT standoff at an apartment complex in Texas City. Police said another suspect who was in the apartment hanged himself inside a closet. A spokesman for the Galveston County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man as Steven Amado Osuna, 29, of Houston.
Muniz was booked into the Harris County jail on capital murder charges. No bond has been set.
As she appeared before a judge Thursday morning more details were revealed about the crime. A prosecutor said Muniz admitted that she called Valdez from her cell phone and asked to meet him for the sale of a car, knowing that was not the true purpose. After the pair met, Valdez was beaten, stabbed to death and robbed of $300. Then he was buried and his vehicle was cut into pieces with a blow torch.
Investigators said two other people were involved in the killing of Valdez.
Marcelino Osuna, 25, and 30-year-old Richard Osuna, who are brothers, are also charged with capital murder. They both remained at large Thursday.
Police are asking anyone with information on the brother’s whereabouts to call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS (8477).
http://www.khou.com/news/cnn/3-charged-w...42661.html
1 Man Murdered for $300, SWAT Stand-off, 1 Suspect Arrested, 1 Suspect Hanged Self, 2 Suspects on the Loose...
HOUSTON – The Harris County Sheriff’s Office has charged three people with capital murder in connection with the stabbing death of a Pasadena man who was found buried in a shallow grave over the weekend.
Harris County investigators found the body of 41-year-old Jesus Leal Valdez buried two feet under a chicken coop near a home in the 5200 block of Mohawk Street on Jan 11. They searched the home after they received an anonymous call to 911.
Valdez’s family had reported him missing on Dec. 31. The father of three disappeared on New Year’s Eve after leaving out to show a woman the truck he was selling.
Investigators said Veronica Muniz, 27, was captured on surveillance cameras at several locations using Valdez’s debit card.
Jesus Valdez, murder victim and father of 3 - RIP. Veronica Muniz, accused murderer.
Muniz was arrested Wednesday after a 2.5 hour SWAT standoff at an apartment complex in Texas City. Police said another suspect who was in the apartment hanged himself inside a closet. A spokesman for the Galveston County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man as Steven Amado Osuna, 29, of Houston.
Muniz was booked into the Harris County jail on capital murder charges. No bond has been set.
As she appeared before a judge Thursday morning more details were revealed about the crime. A prosecutor said Muniz admitted that she called Valdez from her cell phone and asked to meet him for the sale of a car, knowing that was not the true purpose. After the pair met, Valdez was beaten, stabbed to death and robbed of $300. Then he was buried and his vehicle was cut into pieces with a blow torch.
Investigators said two other people were involved in the killing of Valdez.
Marcelino Osuna, 25, and 30-year-old Richard Osuna, who are brothers, are also charged with capital murder. They both remained at large Thursday.
Police are asking anyone with information on the brother’s whereabouts to call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS (8477).
http://www.khou.com/news/cnn/3-charged-w...42661.html