Saul Gonzalez, 66, of San Antonio, was indicted by a grand jury on a capital murder charge related to the 2005 killing of 26-year-old Valerie Laguna
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- A murder suspect has been arrested more than 20 years after a pregnant woman was found dead in a Texas cemetery
- Saul Gonzalez, 66, of San Antonio, was indicted on a capital murder charge in connection with the 2005 killing of 26-year-old Valerie Laguna
- Laguna, who was eight months pregnant at the time, appeared to have been sexually assaulted, beaten, and strangled, authorities said
Just over two decades after a pregnant woman was found dead in a Texas cemetery, a suspect has been charged in connection with the killing.
On Friday, Aug. 29, Saul Gonzalez, 66, of San Antonio, was indicted by a grand jury on a capital murder charge related to the 2005 killing of 26-year-old Valerie Laguna, who was eight months pregnant at the time, the Texas Department of Public Safety announced in a statement on Tuesday, Sept. 2.
Laguna was last seen alive on the morning of July 19, 2005, and her body was found later that evening at the Cristo Rey Cemetery in Cotulla. Laguna appeared to have been sexually assaulted, beaten, and strangled, authorities said…