A man suspected of killing multiple people over the course of more than 40 years was arrested by the Austin Police Department, and they're calling him a 'serial killer.'
Three days after investigators found Jesse Fraga dead at his Camp Fire Trail home on May 20, 2023, they began their search for his roommate, Meza, as a person of interest. It was May 24 when Meza phoned APD, implicating himself in the killing of Fraga and further detailing how he did it. Police learned Meza left the scene of the homicide with Fraga’s car.
The U.S. Marshals Service Lone Star Fugitive Task Force narrowed in on Meza’s whereabouts as they gathered he’d be at hotels along I-35. Five days after his murder confessions, Meza was arrested on May 29 on North Lamar Boulevard near Parmer Lane in Austin.Police said Meza’s violent criminal history goes far back. In 1975, he wounded a man during an armed robbery.
In 1994, after Meza violated his parole, he was arrested. And for the next two decades, he stayed in and out of prison and on and off parole. Investigators are going as far back as 1996 and earlier to uncover any other potential murders. “Right now, we have between eight and 10 cases that kind of fit the similar circumstances that we’re looking at. But that could obviously grow,” explained Det. Katy Conner with APD.
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