Child murderer run out of towns in 1990s faces new charges in 2 Texas killings

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Child murderer run out of towns in 1990s faces new charges in 2 Texas killings
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Texas prosecutors say a man who was convicted of killing a child in the 1980s and then run out of towns after his early release from prison has been indicted on two new murder charges.

A Texas man who was convicted of killing an 8-year-old girl in the 1980s and then run out of several towns following his early release from prison has been indicted on two new murder charges, including one that could carry the death penalty, prosecutors announced Friday.Raul Meza Jr., 62, was arrested on murder charges earlier this year in the deaths of his roommate in May and a woman in 2019.

Meza's attorney, Russell Hunt Jr., did not immediately return a phone message Friday. Since May, Meza has remained in jail on a $1 million bond. "My name is Raul Meza," the caller said, according to an affidavit. "I think you are looking for me."

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