East End Murder Suspects Linked To Missing Girl
Ayala's DNA Matches Scene Evidence
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The suspects are not cooperating with investigators, officials said. They have not been charged in connection with Ayala's disappearance.The suspects were charged with the capital murders of Roxana Capulin, 24, and Maria Rangel, 38, who were found on June. 1. They were also charged in the abduction and murder of Esmeralda Alvarado, 15, whose body was found on Jan. 22, 2002.Police said that Ayala was abducted some time after 10:15 p.m. Sunday, March 10, behind her family's apartment, located at 7939 Sarita in southeast Houston.She disappeared after she walked behind her apartment complex to a gas station to buy a newspaper for a school project.Ayala's mother later found her daughter's shoes along with the newspaper on the street near the gas station. The clerk at the station remembered selling her a newspaper.Volunteers have searched on foot and horseback in various locations around the Houston area since her disappearance, but have not found any clues.Police described Ayala as a Hispanic female, 4 feet tall, and weighing about 90 pounds. She has black, medium-length straight hair with brown highlights. She was last seen wearing a blue-checkered dress.Anyone with information about Ayala's disappearance or whereabouts is asked to call the Houston Police Department's Homicide Division at (713) 308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at (713) 222-TIPS.A $19,000 reward is being offered in the case.- August 7, 2002: DNA Results Connect Killings Of 3 Women
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- March 19, 2002: Reward Increased For Missing Girl
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