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https://nypost.com/2023/06/01/raul-meza-jr-a-convicted-murderer-called-cops-on-self/

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A convicted child rapist and murderer — connected to multiple cold cases — was arrested this week after the man confessed to the crimes, according to Texas police.

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Raul Meza Jr. was identified as a person of interest when Pflugerville police conducted an investigation into the stabbing death of his 80-year-old roommate Jesse Fraga on May 20.


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Meza was reportedly seen driving Fraga’s gray Toyota Tundra.

After police obtained an arrest warrant, Meza, 62, called the Homicide Division of the Austin Police Department with a chilling message.

“My name is Raul Meza, and you’re looking for me,” Austin Police Detective Patrick Reed recalled during a press conference.

Meza then allegedly confessed to the killings of Fraga and a female in 2019 after providing information never released to the public.


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“I got out (of prison) in 2016, I end up murdering a lady soon afterward,” Reed recalled Meza saying.

During a welfare check on May 20, Pflugerville police discovered Fraga inside a closet with a belt around his neck along with knives and blood around the home.

The Travis County Medical Examiner said Fraga died from a puncture wound and a severed cervical spine,” according to an affidavit obtained by KVUE.

 

Raul Meza Jr. was identified as a person of interest when Pflugerville police conducted an investigation into the death of his 80-year-old roommate Jesse Fraga on May 20.
Raul Meza Jr. was identified as a person of interest when Pflugerville police conducted an investigation into the death of his 80-year-old roommate Jesse Fraga on May 20.
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Fraga met Meza in the 1990s when the latter was out on parole and Fraga was an adult probation officer trying to help rehabilitate the con, the outlet reported.

Meza was arrested and is being held on four charges including one capital murder charge, a felony for Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle, and two undisclosed 1st-degree felonies.

Police said Meza had bags of zip ties, duct tape and rounds of ammo during his arrest.

“(US Marshals) approached, surrounded him, and then took them into custody within a blink of an eye. And I think that was a key advantage based on what was in that bag,” Deputy US Marshal Brandon Filla said at the press conference.


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Jesse Fraga, 80, is allegedly Meza's latest murder victim.
Jesse Fraga, 80, is allegedly Meza’s latest murder victim.
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Over the last 50 years, Meza has racked up an extensive rap sheet.

He was first arrested and charged with the aggravated robbery of an Austin convenience store clerk in 1975, according to KXAN.

Meza was sentenced to 20 years in jail but only served five years.


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Fraga was found inside a closet of his home with a belt around his neck along with knives and blood around the home.
Fraga was found inside a closet of his home with a belt around his neck along with knives and blood around the home.
KVUE
In Jan. 1982, Meza, still on parole for his robbery arrest, was charged with raping and murdering eight-year-old Kendra Page, before dumping her body into an elementary school’s dumpster.

Meza was found guilty to the charges, and was sentenced to 46 years in prison, but was released only 11 years into his sentence for “good behavior,” before being sent back to jail for violating his parole in 1994.

“Here’s a serial killer that justice was not served. It was a travesty of justice,” said Interim Assistant City Manager Bruce Mills, the main detective during the 1982 murder investigation.


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Meza was found guilty of a murder in 1982, and has confessed to two more since 2019.
Meza was found guilty of a murder in 1982, and has confessed to two more since 2019.
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Meza would be in and out of jails, having trouble finding a job, one of his parole conditions, before finding himself a home in 2012, next door to Gloria Lofton, a 66-year-old woman, Meza would confess to murdering in 2019.

The 2019 slaying of Lofton was never officially solved, as Austin police ruled the death as “undetermined” before a DNA profile from the scene matched Meza in 2020, but Meza was never sought in the case.

 

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Dude....the Raul Meza saga is a lengthy and HORRIFIC one.  Long-time Austinites will remember it well.  I hadn't been here for a long time when he was paroled, and the hubbub over that was significant.  He was a known really, really bad dude.  And as much as he claimed to be reformed, he clearly stayed that way.

He is a lifetime psychopath, and it was always going to end this way.  What a shitty chapter.

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5 hours ago, JesusSweatDuck said:

The 2019 slaying of Lofton was never officially solved, as Austin police ruled the death as “undetermined” before a DNA profile from the scene matched Meza in 2020, but Meza was never sought in the case.

How the hell do you match DNA from a crime scene and not look for the guy?

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5 minutes ago, 1978horn said:

How the hell do you match DNA from a crime scene and not look for the guy?

There was a lot going on in 2020. Covid. Johnson's Bakery had a sale on bear claws. They'll get around to it. 

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45 minutes ago, Dahobbs said:

@JesusSweatDuck what fuckups did APD do? I don't see anything in this story suggesting APD fucked up somehow. 

They had DNA evidence on the rape and didn't really follow through.  While it wasn't 100% on confirming he did it, they didn't really push to close it out either.  Considering his existing background they should have done a lot more.

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53 minutes ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

While I certainly agree this story needs a thread, OP's copy-&-paste may be the worst I've ever seen. 

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56 minutes ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

While I certainly agree this story needs a thread, OP's copy-&-paste may be the worst I've ever seen. 

Meh, at least I copied as plain text instead of all the other bullshit so it doesn't work for darkmode.  I'm guessing you don't use darkmode.

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3 hours ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

While I certainly agree this story needs a thread, OP's copy-&-paste may be the worst I've ever seen. 

I'm interested in the story about the guy referenced as "Former Family Feud Contestant". I mean what a substantial bullet point for the ol life resume.

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16 hours ago, longhornmatt said:

He got out after 11 years for raping and murdering an 8 year old?  What the fucking fuck?

But you see, he had good behavior…and remember, we are trying to rehabilitate, not punish.  
 

Absurd he didn’t get a needle to the arm for that kids rape and murder.  

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10 hours ago, Shaggy3.0 said:

JSD sounds like an austin newb. Meza is a long-time problem around these parts.  Dude's been a problem for several decades.  Multiple parts of the system failed here.

 

Born and raised in Austin. I know about him but didn't know the latest bullshit and how incompetence allowed for at least one more murder (several more if you include the parole that have never happened)

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