An arrest in a Guadalupe County cold case has led to a murder charge in the 2017 killing of Joe James Rangel.
The report said a deputy's persistent efforts appeared to have helped crack the nine-year-old case.
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An arrest in a nine-year-old Guadalupe County case has led to a murder charge in the killing of Joe James Rangel.
An arrest in a Guadalupe County cold case has led to a murder charge in the 2017 killing of Joe James Rangel.
The report said a deputy's persistent efforts appeared to have helped crack the nine-year-old case.
Written by The Alamo Republican from Seguin Gazette’s reporting, using only the facts in it. Seguin Gazette’s own headline: “Guadalupe County cold case arrest leads to murder charge in 2017 killing of Joe James Rangel”
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