TX - Emilia Juarez, 19, found murdered, Lockhart, 11 Aug 2016 *Arrest*

The Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office and Texas Rangers are investigating a woman’s death after her body was found in a field Thursday morning.

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Detectives from the sheriff's office and the Texas Rangers are conducting a criminal investigation of the case.

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[FONT=&amp]The death of a young woman whose body was [/FONT]found in a field just a few miles northwest of Lockhart last Thursday[FONT=&amp] is now being investigated as a homicide.[/FONT]

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[FONT=&amp]While authorities haven’t released how she died, the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force is offering a reward of up to $2,000 for information that leads to an arrest and conviction.[/FONT]

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Emilia Marie Juarez, 19, of Lockhart, Texas passed away on August 11, 2016. Emilia was born on September 19, 1996 in San Marcos, Texas to Emilio M. Juarez III and Blanca Juarez.

She is survived by her parents; two brothers, Emilio Pedro Juarez and Alexander Jesus Juarez; one sister, Alyssa Marie Valdez; grandparents, Connie and Tommy Jose Navarro Sr., and also Basilio Gutierrez and Julie Cruz.

Emilia’s smile will be forever missed. She was a very determined, beautiful, loving and special. Emilia will be missed but never forgotten.

Family will receive friends at McCurdy Funeral Home from 8:00am to 8:00pm, Tuesday, August 16, 2016, with a prayer service being held at 7:00pm. Funeral services will be at 12:00pm, Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at McCurdy Funeral Home.

Arrangements under the care and guidance of McCurdy Funeral Home, 105 E. Pecan, Lockhart, Texas 78644, 512-398-4791. Obituary and guestbook online at www.mccurdyfuneralhome.com

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Rudy Herrera Jr, 32, was arrested on Saturday, February 18, on a warrant for first-degree murder, CCSO said...

Family members told KVUE that the man is a relative...

Further information about the arrest is expected to be released later in the week.

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A 33-year-old man convicted of capital murder in the 2016 death of his first cousin will spend the rest of his life behind bars.
On Tuesday evening, a jury of six men and six women found Rudy Herrera Jr. of Lockhart guilty of murdering Emilia Juarez, who witnesses for the state said was killed by strangulation during an act that resulted in DNA evidence consistent with that of a sexual assault...

The jury took just six hours to return the verdict following a trial that included five days of state witnesses that ranged from friends and family members to law enforcement to forensic experts.

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