Suspect in 1994 murders of Texas toddler and parents extradited from Mexico City

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Suspect in 1994 murders of Texas toddler and parents extradited from Mexico City
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A man was charged with capital murder this month for allegedly killing a 3-year-old boy and his parents in El Paso, Texas more than 28 years ago.

located and arrested Arturo Ortega Garcia, 69, in Mexico City on Nov. 4 before extraditing him back to the U.S. for arraignment.

Police said on Aug. 11, 1994, officers found the bodies of three victims in a residence on Garden Gate Way in El Paso. The victims were identified as 59-year-old Francisco Santoni, 28-year-old Concepcion Villa, and 3-year-old Dante Santoni. that, given the limitations of technology, could not develop into workable leads, according to a press release from the El Paso Police Department, and the case went cold.

But with technological advancements, the department reopened the case in 2015 and identified Garcia as a suspect.Still on the lookout for Garcia, investigators discovered Garcia was arrested in Mexico City in 2020, where he remained until he was extradited on Nov. 4.

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