Authorities seek public’s help identifying suspected Texas serial killer after DNA links person to 2 murders
SUMMARY
Texas authorities are seeking public help to identify a suspected serial killer linked to the murders of Alyssa Ann Rivera and Alba Jenisse Aviles. Rivera, 34, was found dead in an abandoned house in June, and DNA evidence has connected her murder to Aviles, who was killed in 2018 after leaving a club in Austin. Surveillance footage from July shows a Hispanic male, now a person of interest, near Rivera. Both murders appear to be sexually motivated. This case follows the arrest of Raul Meza Jr., 62, a convicted serial killer with a lengthy criminal history, including the 1982 murder of an 8-year-old girl. Meza, charged with the murders of Jesse Fraga and Gloria Lofton, has raised concerns of a serial killer in Austin, though no links have been found to other recent deaths near Lady Bird Lake.
