Illegal Immigrant Arrested as Suspect in Capital Murder Case of Texas Cheerleader

Lizbeth Medina, a high school cheerleader from Texas, was murdered in her home at the Cottonwood apartments in Edna.
Illegal Immigrant Arrested as Suspect in Capital Murder Case of Texas Cheerleader
Capital murder suspect Rafael Govea Romero being transported to Jackson County Jail in Edna, Texas, on Dec. 9, 2023. Edna Police Department/Facebook
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Police have announced the arrest of a suspect in the murder of 16-year-old Lizbeth Medina, a high school cheerleader from Texas, who was found dead by her mother, Jacqueline, at their Cottonwood apartment in Edna on Dec. 5.

Rick Boone, chief of the Edna Police Department, revealed in a Dec. 10 press release that his officers, in conjunction with the Texas Rangers and more than ten federal, state, and local jurisdictions, had found and apprehended a suspect in the murder over the weekend.

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