Found Deceased TX - Editza Gomez, 40, last seen walking north on 1000 block North Miller, Mission, 19 Aug 2023 *Arrest*

[Unalienable Rights]

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Mission Police Department is looking for a missing person, her name is Editza Gomez DOB 03/22/1983 40 years of age, height 5’5 and 100 pounds. She has...

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Mission Police Department is looking for a missing person, her name is Editza Gomez DOB 03/22/1983 40 years of age, height 5’5 and 100 pounds. She has black curly hair and brown eyes.

She has tattoos on both wrists, on the right wrist she has “Emily” and on the left wrist she has “Caylee”.

She was last seen wearing a black shirt with ruffles and black pants.

Editza was last seen walking North bound at approximately the 1000 block of North Miller in Mission,Texas on Saturday August 19, 2023 before noon time.

If you have any information please contact the Mission Police Department at 956-584-5000 or the Mission crime stoppers at 956-581-8477.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

MISSION, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Mission Police Department is searching for a woman who was last seen Saturday.

Editza Gomez, 40, was last seen walking northbound at the 1000 block of North Miller Avenue before noon on Saturday, August 19.

Gomez has tattoos on both wrists including the name “Emily” on the right side and “Caylee” on the left

PD: Missing woman out of Mission last seen Saturday

MISSION, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Mission Police Department is searching for a woman who was last seen Saturday. Editza Gomez, 40, was last seen walking northbound at the 1000 block of North Mil…

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[PommyMommy]

Mission family pleas for help in search for missing mother​

• Editza hasn't had any communication with her four children or her sister.
• Her daughter says her grandpa was the last person to hear from her mom.
• She says her mom called him to pick her up from a friend's house, but she had already left.
• Mission PD spokesperson, Flores, says they are working in conjunction with an FBI task force who are assisting them with communication and interviews.
• LE is also searching for video footage.
• According to Editza's daughter, her mom has several identifiable tattoo's. I didn't catch them all - rainbow stars on her shoulder, “Emily” on her right wrist and “Caylee” on her left wrist...with Capricorn and Scorpio zodiac signs.
• The family will be offering an award for information.

 

[Caring1]

August 31, 2023

Body found at POI home. Identification pending.

The body of an unidentified individual was discovered at a home Thursday as police searched for a missing woman, according to the Mission Police Department.

Mission police: Body found in home of person of interest linked to missing woman case

The body of an unidentified individual was discovered at a home Thursday as police searched for a missing woman, according to the Mission Police Department.

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[PommyMommy]

AUG 31, 2023

Police confirm body found in attic is missing Mission woman

MISSION, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Mission police confirmed the body found in an attic Thursday is that of a missing woman. Authorities found the body of Editza Gomez, 40, in the attic of a residence…

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Authorities found the body in the attic of a residence located at the 1000 block of North Miller Avenue when they went to serve a search warrant for a person of interest in the case.

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Police say they found a body wrapped in the attic of a home.

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[Joe Friday]

Texas summer heat, body in an attic for most likely 11 or so days, I don't even want to think what that recovery must have been like.

EG must have known whom ever the POI is, since the location where her body was found was the last place she was reported to have been last seen according the article posted up thread.

 

[PommyMommy]

SEP 1, 2023

Body found in Mission home confirmed to be missing woman

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The body that was discovered Thursday was confirmed to be that of 40-year-old Editza Gomez, who police said was missing for nearly two weeks, police said.

• Two men identified as persons of interest are in custody.
• Gomez's body was found wrapped in plastic.
• The residence belonged to one of the persons of interest.
• Both men who are being questioned by police are acquaintances of Gomez.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Gomez was last seen on Aug. 19 at the 1000 block of North Miller Avenue. On Thursday, authorities found her body in the attic of a home on that street.

Officials say, that was the location where she was reported to be last seen.

“They found a hidden compartment in the towards the back of the attic, the compartment was like a wall-type hidden compartment against the attic,” said Arturo Flores Mission Police Public Information Officer. ” Editza was found, she was wrapped up in seven different layers of plastic, towels, bedsheets and plastic bags.”

$3.5M bond for men accused in missing woman’s death; Victim was shot in the head

MISSION, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Two men accused in the murder of missing Mission woman Editza Gomez were arraigned Saturday. Police say she was shot in the head, wrapped in bedsheets and hidden in…

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[imstilla.grandma]

Valenzuela — a friend of Mercado who was at the home at the time of Gomez's death — turned himself in to the Mission Police Department that same day and provided a statement of his involvement in the alleged crime, Flores said

Two men, including boyfriend of missing Mission woman found dead, charged with homicide

Two men are facing homicide charges in connection with the death of a Mission woman who was missing for nearly two weeks.

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Before police confirmed the body was that of Gomez, Melendez said she had a gut feeling her mom wasn't alive anymore.

“I already knew in my heart it was her," Melendez said.

Melendez says she is devastated she couldn't see her mom one last time.

“I wish I could have said goodbye,” Melendez said. “I wish we would have found her in a different condition, in a different way, but we got closure"

‘I wish I could’ve said goodbye:’ Woman grieves loss of mother found dead in Mission home

The Mission Police Department is investigating the death of a woman whose body was found in the attic of a home as a homicide.

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[imstilla.grandma]

Gomez was last seen two weeks ago at the same location the body was found. According to her daughter Caylee Melendez, on the day of her disappearance Gomez called her father asking for a ride.

When he arrived, he was told by Editza’s boyfriend she left walking. But her family believed otherwise.

“She doesn’t really walk. Usually if she needs some things usually cause me or my sister or our husbands. You know, because we have a car we’ll go pick her up either way,” said Caylee told us.

Police confirm body found in attic is missing Mission woman

MISSION, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Mission police confirmed the body found in an attic Thursday is that of a missing woman. Authorities found the body of Editza Gomez, 40, in the attic of a residence…

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[PommyMommy]

SEP 4, 2023

2 Men Arraigned On Murder Charges In Death Of Missing Mission Woman – 710am KURV

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Two men remain jailed on murder charges in the death of a missing Mission woman. 33-year-old Reynaldo Mercado and 24-year-old Kristian Valenzuela are each being held on bonds of $3.5 million after being arraigned on charges of murder and tampering with a corpse.

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... Police say she’d been shot in the head.

Investigators say Gomez and Mercado were a couple while Valenzuela was Mercado’s roommate. It’s believed Gomez was killed inside the home but authorities haven’t disclosed a motive.

 

[PommyMommy]

SEP 7, 2023

Records: Suspects in death of Mission woman burned evidence in BBQ pit

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Arrest records show Valenzuela told police he was at Mercado’s home when Gomez was killed.

According to the affidavit, Valenzuela told police he saw the couple fighting inside the home.

Moments later, Valenzuela heard gunshots while he was showering, the affidavit stated.

Valenzuela then told police Mercado held him at gunpoint and asked him to help hide Gomez's body.

Police say both men cleaned the home and burned the cleaning products that were used in the BBQ pit.

In addition to the cleaning products, a DVR was also burned in the pit, according to the affidavit.

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[imstilla.grandma]

Reynaldo Mercado, 33, and Kristian Valenzuela, 24, were charged Saturday with homicide and tampering evidence in connection with the death of Editza Gomez.

Mercado was identified as Gomez’s boyfriend, Mission Police Department spokesman Art Flores said.

Two men, including boyfriend of missing Mission woman found dead, charged with homicide

Two men are facing homicide charges in connection with the death of a Mission woman who was missing for nearly two weeks.

www.krgv.com

 

[Unalienable Rights]

Suspects indicted by grand jury in connection with missing Mission woman's death

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The two suspects, Reynaldo Mercado and Krisitian Valenzuela, were indicted by a grand jury in Hidalgo County. Not only have they been charged with murder, but they've also been charged with tampering with evidence.

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Mercado and Valenzuela are still in Hidalgo County Jail follwing their arrest in September.

 

[PommyMommy]

JAN 2, 2024

Suspect accused in missing Mission woman's death pleads not guilty

One of two suspects charged in connection with the murder of a missing Mission woman has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and tampering with evidence.

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• Kristian Valenzuela, 24, went before a judge in the 93rd District Court where he was arraigned on Monday.
• Valenzuela and Reynaldo Mercado are accused of killing 40-year-old Editza Gomez.
• A pre-trial hearing for Valenzuela has been scheduled for February 12.

 

[PommyMommy]

JAN 11, 2024

Man pleads not guilty to murder after body of Mission woman found in attic

MISSION, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A man charged with murder in connection to the death of a Mission woman has pleaded not guilty. Reynaldo Mercado is facing charges of murder and tampering with phys…

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Reynaldo Mercado is facing charges of murder and tampering with physical evidence with intent to impair a human corpse. At an arraignment Wednesday in the 92nd district court, Mercado entered a plea of not guilty.

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“An aerial surveillance of the residence was conducted which shows a lot of ground disturbance and digging,” the affidavit stated.

Additionally, the affidavit stated that police received tips that Mercado had access to chained-up doors and compartments on the property.

On Aug. 31, authorities executed a search warrant on the property. Cadaver canines with the U.S. Border Patrol located a nonresponsive body in a concealed compartment between the attic wall of the living room and the wall of the kitchen, the affidavit stated.

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[imstilla.grandma]

Reynaldo Mercado, 33, and Kristian Valenzuela, 24, were charged Saturday with homicide and tampering evidence in connection with the death of Editza Gomez.

Mercado was identified as Gomez’s boyfriend, Mission Police Department spokesman Art Flores said.

Two men, including boyfriend of missing Mission woman found dead, charged with homicide

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