Police in Dallas, Texas, apprehended a 25-year-old guy Wednesday in connection to the deaths of 3 ladies who are thought to be sex employees, the newest suspect to be charged in a string of sex employee slayings in current months.
The Dallas Police Department stated Oscar Sanchez Garcia was determined as the suspect in a initial examination of 3 murders in southwest Dallas through proof collected by investigators. Sanchez Garcia dealswith 3 counts of murder.
The bodies of the 3 ladies were discovered in a Dallas community, Oak Cliff, near the Trinity River over a duration of 3 months, according to authorities.
Kimberly Robinson, 60, was discovered in late April in an open field, cops stated. About 2 months lateron, authorities discovered Cherish Gibson, 25, with stab injuries in the verysame location. And a 3rd lady, who stays unknown, was likewise discovered in a field on July 15.
Police think at least 2 of the victims have possible ties to prostitution.
“Sex employees are targets for violence, particularly because the individuals who are targeting them… understand that they are marginalized,” ACLU’s Gillian Branstetter formerly informed USA TODAY.
The arrests of anumberof presumed serial killers in current months, consistingof designer Rex Heuermann, haveactually reignited discussions around sex work and how violence versus individuals who engage in sex work is typical.
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The case in Dallas follows other arrests and charges versus presumed serial killers that have got nationwide attention because late May.
In another Texas case, Raul Meza Jr., who was convicted in 1982 of the murder of an 8-year-old lady, was charged with 2 extra murders in May. Police think Meza might be accountable for 10 more murders.
The Austin American-Statesman, part of the USA TODAY Network, reported Wednesday that cops think Meza is connected to a death of lady in March2022 In current days, cops haveactually been browsing for proof of human stays at Pflugerville field, an Austin residentialarea abou