by Bob Walsh
Back
in 1979 Jesus Emilio Baraza Valdez, now 75, was as violent asshole. He
and a buddy were drinking and being assholeish in Rocha's 120 Club near
Escalon in San Joaquin County on June 27 and were thrown out. They
came back later and were refused service. At that time Baraza shot and
killed the club owner, Joseph Rocha. Baraza Valdez then fled the
country and changed his name.
It
worked for along time, but he was arrested in SoCal last month and has
now been transferred back to stand trial in the murder. His accomplish
was caught and convicted in 1979.
The
Sheriff's Office here has established a cold case squad working old
homicide and missing persons cases. They currently have about 350 cases
under review. We can thank the new Sheriff, Pat Withrow, for this
program.
1 comment:
Galveston County also has at least one retired CID Lt. who successfully works cold cases.
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