Posted on 09/30/2024 4:17:20 PM PDT by grundle
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A convicted murderer who was run out of several Texas cities when he was released early from prison in 1993 pleaded guilty Monday to two new murder charges in a deal that allows him to serve life in prison and avoid the death penalty, over the objections of the victims' family members.
Raul Meza Jr., 63, served about a decade in prison for killing an 8-year-old girl in 1982 before he was released under laws at the time that gave him credit for good behavior behind bars.
He was charged in 2023 with killing 65-year-old Gloria Lofton in 2019, and 80-year-old Jesse Fraga, his roommate, in 2023. Meza pleaded guilty to capital murder in Lofton's death and to murder in Fraga's death. Meza will not be eligible for parole.
“Our hearts continue to break for the Lofton and Fraga families. We hope this outcome continues to help them with their healing process,” Travis County District Attorney José Garza said in a statement. “As a result of this outcome, Mr. Meza will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole and will never threaten our community again."
But the families of Meza's victims wanted him to go to trial and for Garza to seek the death penalty.
Meza was first convicted in the 1982 murder of 8-year-old Kendra Page, who authorities said had been strangled and sexually assaulted. He accepted a plea agreement in which he admitted to the murder and was sentenced to 30 years in prison, but only served 11.
Meza’s early release from prison in 1993 caused an uproar throughout Texas, and he was met by protesters at nearly every turn. Picketers drove him out of six cities, sometimes with threats of violence.
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There is a well thought out liberal leftist law.
Here is a reformed individual that can be an asset to society.
He can behave himself as long as he is under constant observation by really big dudes that will kick his ass and through him in a hole if he misbehaves.
We can let him out of prison where there are lots of people that are much weaker than him and could not possibly defend themselves from this violent individual.
Exodus 21:12 ESV
“Whoever strikes a man so that he dies shall be put to death.
I feel like a dork!
The people who failed to hang him the 1st time and the people who paroled him after 11, should now hang with him!
Those responsible for preventing his execution should be stigmatized for the remainder of their lives.
The people who failed to hang him the 1st time and the people who paroled him after 11, should now hang with him!
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I’d endorse that decision!
Yep, executing convicted murderers prevents these types of problems.
Just saying...
I don't understand how people can say, "well, he behaved in prison...."
If it was intentional murder you should, at the very least, never be let out again. There is something wrong with you. And you will do it again.
Disclaimer before the shrieking harpies descend.
Murder is different from homicide you dorks. I am not suggesting people who kill in self defense have something wrong with them. Quite the opposite. Now go find some road kill to feed on.
We agree and I know many others are with us. But everyone else lets the wimpy system just drag along, letting criminal find new victims.
In the terrible movie of Stephen King's The Mist--
Amanda: You don't have much faith in humanity, do you?
Dan: None whatsoever.
Chritopher Walken character in King of New York.
Cop: “Who made you judge and jury?”
Walken: “Well, it’s a tough job but somebody has to do it.”
As long as he is agreeable . . .
That’s correct.
Well said.
I couldn’t agree more.
Families of Meza’s victims could befriend another “inmate for life” at that prison. Just talk to him and mention the name of this killer, saying you hate that convict VERY much. Give money to his account many times. No mention of the murder, just become GOOD friends.
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