Botched Investigation and Lost Evidence: The Unsolved Murder of Ernesto 'El Gallito' Gonzales
By
Lise Olsen
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Summary
The article investigates the botched murder case of Ernesto Gonzales ("El Gallito"), a 62-year-old attorney in the Rio Grande Valley. Local police and Texas Rangers mishandled the investigation, losing critical evidence and potentially allowing the killer to go free. The piece examines systemic failures in law enforcement, the lack of accountability, and the impact on the victim's family and community.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledNo one could predict from his deadpan expression whether the 62-year-old attorney might glance up to deliver a skewering remark, a sly joke, or, more rarely, a compliment.
A Rio Grande Valley murder case was botched and evidence lost by local police and by Texas Rangers. Will anyone ever be held responsible?
Between slurps of coffee—he drank it like water—and bites of breakfast taco, he would pause to finger his brushy, ample mustache and call out greetings.
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