TX - Elizabeth Escobar, 24, found murdered, Manor, 6 July 2011

crredwards · Jul 8, 2011

http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/blotter/entries/2011/07/08/body_discovered_in_northeast_t.html

A woman who was found dead in a Northeast Travis County fire has been identified as 24-year-old Elizabeth Escobar, a Travis County sheriff’s official said.

Travis County sheriff’s officials are now identifying the case as a homicide investigation, said sheriff’s spokesman Roger Wade.

A map link to the area of the fire/crime scene:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=10200+springdale+road&ll=30.347028,-97.647085&spn=0.051627,0.112696&client=safari&oe=UTF-8&gl=us&z=14

crredwards · Jul 9, 2011

http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/crime/homicide-ruled-in-manor-death

"I said, 'Something is wrong. Elizabeth would not leave her children in the house like that. Not that long and not come back and see about them. She loved those boys," said friend and neighbor Lesley Kavanaugh.

crredwards · Jul 10, 2011

http://www.statesman.com/news/local/slain-woman-remembered-for-her-kindness-and-love-1595428.html

Eva Escobar said her daughter left the apartment at some point and never returned Wednesday night. A neighbor called police after finding Estrada-Escobar's children alone and crying. She loved her children and would not have willingly left them, her mother and her friends said.

The article notes she was in an unhappy relationship, but doesn't say with whom. As far as I can tell, the police have announced no POI.

crredwards · Jul 15, 2011

http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/crime/cops-looking-for-car-in-moms-death

MANOR, Texas (KXAN) - While there is still no arrest in the death of a woman found while firefighters battled a grass fire along a rural road, investigators said they have a new lead in the case.

Detectives are on the lookout for a smaller, four-door, silver sedan. Last seen with the 24-year-old victim on Wednesday, they said it has a Louisiana license plate and is possibly a Mazda Protege.

crredwards · Jul 19, 2011

The Travis County Sheriff's Department said they have swabbed one man's mouth for DNA, in the homicide case of Elizabeth Escobar.

http://www.myfoxaustin.com/dpp/top_stories/Man%E2%80%99s-DNA-Tested-in-Homicide-Case20110715-ktbcw#axzz1SZ4W1bw9

On a personal note: I find this disheartening. East Austin gets a bad rap around here, and Manor is a rural area. If this same murder had happened to a young woman from North Austin (tech, finance, nouveau riche) , no matter her race, there'd be more written about it and more exposure for the case. As it is, I have to run a full Google search every time I want an update.

KateB · Apr 12, 2013

http://digitaltexan.net/2013/austin...-elizabeth-escobar/article51511/#.UWjLGlHpxrM

Jack Hambrick
April 8, 2013

The Travis County Sheriffs Office may have cracked a 2011 murder case through DNA evidence.
47-year-old Willie Griffin has been arrested and charged in the murder of Elizabeth Escobar in 2011.

http://www.kvue.com/news/Man-charged-with-brutal-attack--201953771.html

by JESSICA HOLLOWAY / KVUE News and KVUE.com
Posted on April 8, 2013 at 11:21 AM
Updated Monday, Apr 8 at 6:37 PM

AUSTIN -- A man accused of nearly killing a woman in Hays County last year is now charged with murder in a case that had been unsolved.

Willie Griffin, 47, has been in jail in Hays County, charged with murder, a first degree felony.

video and more at link.

Filly · Apr 12, 2013

Prayers for Elizabeth's family at this extremely difficult time.

What a absolutely beautiful young woman. Her boys must miss her so much.

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/statesman/obituary.aspx?n=elizabeth-escobar&pid=152493883

Sad, senseless, and devastating. All thanks to that PO*.

KateB · Jan 28, 2014

The suspect arrested in Elizabeth's case was found guilty yesterday of rape and attempted murder in a different case with a different victim. In this video from KXAN, Elizabeth's case that is pending trial in Travis County, is discussed in the last half of the video.
http://youtu.be/nAcQaMjRRTI
Hays Co. jury finds man guilty of rape, attempted murder.
KXAN uploaded to Youtube 01/27/2014

KateB · Jan 20, 2016

Father of slain woman says trial would do more harm than good
January 18, 2016
http://kxan.com/2016/01/18/father-of-slain-woman-says-trial-would-do-more-harm-than-good/

But ultimately, the decision is in the hands of Travis County District Attorney, Rosemarry Lehmberg.

We have no desire to relive her death, said Scarborough.

He believes money spent on a trial could be better spent elsewhere.

We want Willie Griffin to go away forever, but we dont want to be defined by him, and we dont see the need to go through all the expenses of a trial, said Scarborough. Why try a guy thats already got six life terms and is never going to see the light of day?

Travis County court documents show Griffin is due back in court February 19.

Video & more at link.

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