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Father speaks out after 11-year-old girl was killed in Pasadena

11-year-old’s body found underneath her bed, strangled, sexually assaulted at Pasadena apartment (Copyright 2023 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

PASADENA, Texas – Family members of an 11-year-old girl who was tragically murdered in Pasadena spoke at a news conference on Monday afternoon.

According to the family, they have also scheduled a public viewing service for the child, Maria Gonzalez.

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The service for Maria will be held on Wednesday, August 23, from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Mundo Pentecostal located at 1008 S. Main Street in Pasadena.

“We are inviting our community to stand with us and say our final farewell to our daughter, Before she returns to Guatemala where she will be laid to rest. I thank you for supporting us in this very difficult time. We are regaining our strength and preparing to see Maria for the last time,” the family said in a statement.

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Police said Maria’s body was found wrapped in plastic and inside of a laundry basket that was placed under a bed at the Main Village Apartments. Investigators said she was strangled and sexually assaulted.

The suspect in her murder, Juan Carlos Garcia-Rodriguez, 18, was arrested Saturday in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Police said Garcia will have a hearing on Monday and will then be extradited back to Texas.

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Christian Terry covered digital news in Tyler and Wichita Falls before returning to the Houston area where he grew up. He is passionate about weather and the outdoors and often spends his days off on the water fishing.

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