VICTIM DETAILS

Name	Alberto Castaneda
Age	74
Gender	Male
Race	Hispanic/Latino

SUSPECT DETAILS

Name	Unknown
Offense	Murder
Cause	Blunt Force
Location	Unknown

CASE DETAILS

Status	Unsolved
Incident location	Mile 10 N and Mile 1 W Mercedes Texas, 78570 Hidalgo
L.E.A	Hidalgo Co. Sheriff's Office

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Cold Case Spotlight

When deputies arrived, they discovered the bodies of 52-year-old Reynaldo Castaneda and 74-year-old Alberto Castaneda. Newspaper archives indicate that the men were a father and his son. 74-year-old, Alberto Castaneda At the time, authorities said there was clear evidence of foul play. In January 2021 the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office asked anyone with information about the double homicide to come forward.

VICTIM DETAILS

Name	Jolissa "Socorro" Rangel
Age	20
Gender	Female
Race	Hispanic/Latino

SUSPECT DETAILS

Name	3 Unknown Suspects
Offense	Murder
Cause	Gun/Firearm
Location	Unknown

CASE DETAILS

Status	Unsolved
Incident location	1702 S Closner Blvd Edinburg Texas, 78539 Hidalgo County
L.E.A	Edinburg Police Department

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Cold Case Spotlight

On Friday, October 25, 2013, around 9:30 pm Jolissa ‘Socorro” Rangel a 20-year-old female was found shot to death inside her apartment located 2400 block of Kimberly Lane in Edinburg, Texas with a gunshot wound to her heart. Rangel lived with her 2-year-old son and her sister. No justice, No Peace! The family is offering a cash reward of up to $5,000 to any person who provides information that leads to the arrest of the person/persons responsible for the murder of Jolissa Rangel.

VICTIM DETAILS

Name	Unknown
Gender	Unknown
Race	Unknown

SUSPECT DETAILS

Name	Unknown
Offense	Murder
Cause	Unknown
Location	Unknown

CASE DETAILS

Status	Unsolved
Incident location	1/2 mile north of Balli on Steward Rd.
L.E.A	Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office

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VICTIM DETAILS

Name	Nora Lee Garcia
Age	37
Gender	Female
Race	Hispanic/Latino

SUSPECT DETAILS

Name	Miguel Garcia
Offense	Murder
Cause	Gun/Firearm
Location	United States

CASE DETAILS

Status	Arrest Made
Incident location	10305 Ramon Ave. Mission Texas, 78572 Hidalgo
L.E.A	Hidalgo Co. Sherriff's Office

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Cold Case Spotlight

VICTIM DETAILS

Name	Efrian Garcia
Age	55
Gender	Male
Race	Hispanic/Latino

SUSPECT DETAILS

Name	Unknown
Offense	Murder
Cause	Gun/Firearm
Location	Reynosa Mexico

CASE DETAILS

Status	Unsolved
Incident location	Unknown Reynosa State of Tamaulipas, 88500 Unknown
L.E.A	Mexican Police

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Efrain Garcia was murder on April 26, 2006, in Reynosa Mexico after receiving a call for his pest control business. He and a coworker responded to the call for service as they approach the location in entering a Cul-de-sac in a business district in Reynosa Mexico. His co-worker jumped out of the truck and fled the scene. As shots were fired striking Efrain multiple times killing him instead. No Justice. No Peace.

VICTIM DETAILS

Name	John Doe 5
Gender	Male
Race	Caucasian/White

SUSPECT DETAILS

Name	Unknown
Offense	Murder
Cause	Blunt Force
Location	Unknown

CASE DETAILS

Status	Unsolved
Incident location	F.M. 493 & 12 1/2 N. E. on Victoria Rd. Donna Texas, 78537 Hidalgo
L.E.A	Hidalgo Co. Sherriff's Office

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VICTIM DETAILS

Name	Anastacio Rocha Jr.
Age	37
Gender	Male
Race	Hispanic/Latino

SUSPECT DETAILS

Name	Juan David Garcia
Offense	Murder
Cause	Gun/Firearm

CASE DETAILS

Status	Arrest Made
Incident location	3898 Gladiola Dr Edinburg Texas, 78539 Hidalgo
L.E.A	HCSO

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Cold Case Spotlight

Friends found a 37-year-old San Carlos man dead late Monday night northwest of Edinburg. Family members called the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office at about 7:30 p.m. Monday to report Anastacio Rocha, 37, of San Carlos hadn’t returned home, said Sheriff Eddie Guerra. They also called OnStar, the vehicle tracking and roadside assistance service, which provided a GPS location for Rocha’s car. Four friends went to the location near Big Five Road and Mile 14, where they found Rocha dead in the car, Guerra said. Investigators haven’t said where, exactly, Rochas was located in the car when they found him. Investigators determined Rocha suffered what appeared to be a gunshot wound to the head, Guerra said. The Sheriff’s Office is treating Rocha’s death as a homicide.

VICTIM DETAILS

Name	Yasmin Jove
Age	18
Gender	Female
Race	Hispanic/Latino

SUSPECT DETAILS

Name	Unknown
Offense	Murder
Cause	Blunt Force
Location	Unknown

CASE DETAILS

Status	Unsolved
Incident location	10680 N. La Homa Mission TX, 78572 Hidalgo
L.E.A	Hidalgo Co. Sheriff's Office

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VICTIM DETAILS

Name	Ruth A. Melton
Age	79
Gender	Female
Race	Caucasian/White

SUSPECT DETAILS

Name	Unknown
Offense	Murder
Cause	Blunt Force
Location	Unknown

CASE DETAILS

Status	Unsolved
Incident location	Unknown Unknown Weslaco Texas, 78596 Hidalgo County
L.E.A	Weslaco Police Department

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On the night of August 26-27, 1988, an unknown person entered the home of Ruth Melton, 79-year-old women bludgeoned to death. An unknown suspect(s) entered the house through an unlocked door and went into Ruth`s bedroom, where he beat her to death. It is unknown what weapon the suspect(s) used in the beating. An autopsy confirmed that Ruth`s death was caused by a blunt force object to the head. She suffered a fractured skull and created a massive blood loss.

VICTIM DETAILS

Name	Ranulfo Gaharez
Gender	Male
Race	Hispanic/Latino

SUSPECT DETAILS

Name	Unknown
Offense	Murder
Cause	Blunt Force
Location	Unknown

CASE DETAILS

Status	Unsolved
Incident location	South of Bus 83 on Scott Lane West on Daniel Mission TX, 78572 Hidalgo
L.E.A	Hidalgo Co. Sheriff's Office

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