Police in Austin, Texas, said a man contacted them and admitted to killing two people, which led authorities to investigate his possible involvement in several other killings
Raul Meza Jr., 62, called police on May 24 and confessed to killing his 80-year-old roommate, Jesse Fraga, and implicated himself in the killing of 66-year-old Gloria Lofton in 2019, Austin Police Department officials said at a Thursday news conference. Meza was booked on Tuesday – following a five-day manhunt – on four charges, including capital murder, and he is being held on $1 million bond, according to court records.
Fraga, including details that had not yet been released to the public.” CNN has reached out to Meza’s court-appointed attorney for comment. Austin police said they are now looking into the possibility that Meza might be involved in additional homicides. “Right now, we have between eight and 10 cases that kind of fit the similar circumstances that we’re looking at, but that could obviously grow,” Austin Police Det. Katy Conner said at the news conference.
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