Community honors 11-year-old Pasadena girl viciously murdered.
A vigil was held Friday night filled with Guatemalan traditions, in honor of 11-year-old Maria Gonzalez. Her father, Carmelo Gonzalez said it is hard to express how he feels after his daughterโs murder at the Main Village Apartments. Police said he found her body wrapped in plastic and inside of a laundry basket that was placed under the bed. Investigators said she was strangled and sexually assaulted while he was at work Saturday afternoon.
Mugshot released of 18-year-old accused of strangling, sexually assaulting 11-year-old girl in Pasadena
The Pasadena Police Department has released a photo of a person of interest in connection to the death of an 11-year-old girl who was strangled and sexually assaulted at her familyโs apartment on Saturday.
โSomebody is knockingโ: Voice message reveals 11-year-old Pasadena girlโs final words to father before killer attacked
Concern and confusion is heard in 11-year-old Maria Gonzalezโs voice as she quietly alerts her father in a voice message that someone was outside the door of their Pasadena apartment.