Texas convicted serial killer potentially connected to more cold cases in Austin: report

Investigators successful Texas judge that a convicted serial killer, who is serving life successful prison, could perchance beryllium connected to more acold cases successful Austin. 

Raul Meza Jr., was convicted of killing Jesse Fraga and Gloria Lofton successful September 2024

Back successful March 2023, Meza called nan Austin Police Department and turned himself in, Fox 7 Austin first reported.

"This clip was a small spot different than immoderate different clip I've ever answered nan phone. The caller said, my sanction is Raul Meza and I deliberation you’re looking for me," Austin Police Homicide Unit Detective Patrick Reed described to Fox 7. 

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Investigators said a convicted serial slayer whitethorn beryllium connected to much acold cases successful Austin. (Fox 7 Austin)

During nan 14-minute call, Detective Reed said Meza revealed a batch of accusation earlier hanging up nan phone.

"He was giving dates and locations, truthful we were trying to conscionable corroborate nan dates, locations, names that he would supply and effort to constrictive down nan timeline," Detective Reed said.

While connected nan call, Meza besides admitted to Reed that he killed nan man he was surviving pinch successful Pflugerville, Jesse Fraga. He continued and said he besides killed a female who lived connected Sara Drive backmost successful 2019.

Investigators past put together a lawsuit for nan execution of Gloria Lofton and Jesse Fraga. A warrant for Meza's apprehension was issued, rule enforcement tracked him down astatine a autobus extremity in North Austin, wherever he was past taken successful for questioning. Detective Reed described nan speech to Fox 7 arsenic "unique." 

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Raul Meza Jr. was convicted of sidesplitting Jesse Fraga and Gloria Lofton successful September 2024 (Austin Police Department)

"Someone for illustration Mr. Meza has been incarcerated, he's been done nan strategy rather a bit, he's been interviewed by nan constabulary astir apt countless times, much than most, truthful he’s very attuned to nan business he was in, truthful he wasn't caught disconnected defender aliases seemingly concerned successful immoderate way," Detective Reed said.

Meza was antecedently sentenced to 30 years successful prison for nan execution of 8-year-old Kendra Page successful 1982, but was released connected parole aft only serving 11 years of nan sentence. 

Last month, Meza pleaded blameworthy to nan murders of Lofton and Fraga and was sentenced to life successful situation without nan anticipation of parole, Fox 7 reported.

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Raul Meza, 63, allegedly killed astatine slightest 2 people, but rule enforcement said he's connected to astatine slightest 10 homicides successful Texas.  (Austin Police Department)

"I deliberation that condemnation highlights nan activity that was done conscionable arsenic overmuch arsenic it whitethorn item what it intends to nan organization for personification for illustration him to beryllium incarcerated for life without parole," Detective Reed said.

However, Detective Reed told Fox 7 that nan activity was acold from over.

"We're still moving to benignant of corroborate immoderate of nan worldly that he said successful nan telephone call," Detective Reed said.

Detective Reed told Fox 7 that truthful far, Meza has been eliminated from relationship to 8 acold cases successful Austin. 

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"We still person 4 cases that we're still waiting for DNA testing to travel backmost connected to find if we person immoderate linkage to him aliases not," Detective Reed said.

Fox News Digital reached retired to nan Austin Police Department for remark but did not instantly person a response.