In Loving Memory Of
Our Angels
Emily & Emilio Garcia
Forever Loved, Never Forgotten
Texas Rangers Working On Emily's Murder Case
 On September 1, 2001, the 77th Texas Legislature
passed House Bill 1748 and Senate Bill 786 which created the Texas Rangers Unsolved Crimes Investigative Team. The captain
of this team was Capt. Gary De Los Santos. When Emily's case was turned over to the Texas Rangers, Lt. Hank Whitman of
San Antonio, Texas was assigned to it. He worked on it for a year and was then transferred to Virginia. In fact all 7
of the Rangers were reassigned to other offices. Then the Ranger's office was moved to the southern district of San Antonio.
In all the time that Lt. Whitman worked Emily's case, Sheila & Elizabeth(Emily's Mother & Sister)had a very
hard time getting an appointment to talk with him about Emily's murder case too. There were very few meetings with Lt.
Whitman and when there was, he didn't give Sheila and Elizabeth much information or tell them if they had any leads or
information regarding Emily's case.
After the office was moved, Sheila contacted the
Rangers to see who was the new Ranger working Emily's case. That turned out to be Sgt. Arthur J. Miller. When Sheila
called him she also wanted to try to set up a meeting with him. When she talked with him on the phone to ask for the meeting, Sgt.
Miller told her that he had been given 25 cold cases and that he had no idea if Emily's case was one of them or not. To
our family this was just more disrespect to Emily and her baby and to us.
Sgt. Miller told Sheila that he would look it up
and call her back, but to this day Sheila has not heard a word from him. That conversation took place in February 2008, so
we still have no idea how or if the case is even being worked on by anyone. Why? Was Emily and her baby not important
enough or what?
 
04/02/2008
After making this web page about a week ago, I want
to add that today when I called the Texas Rangers, I was immediately put through to speak with Sgt. Gooding(The
new Ranger that has Emily's case). I asked him what was new on the case, if anyone was really working her case, and etc. He
told me that Emily's case is one that he recently got and her files are on his desk as we spoke. He also said that he likes
to go through all the files and also talk with the Sheriff and also with the detective working Emily's case, which would
be Det. Ward, before he talks with the family about it. I was very impressed with that. He told me to feel free
to call him any time I would like and he would discuss what was happening with me.
Not only was I VERY impressed by Sgt. Gooding
talking with me and telling me what he did, but also the fact that he took my phone call at all, even knowing what I was calling
for.
He has done more for my family in his one phone call
than everyone else has during the 15 years since Emily's murder. You have no idea how important it is for a family that has
lost someone to murder to keep in contact with the detective or who ever has the case so the family will know that
someone is working on it and it isn't just sitting on a shelf somewhere collecting dust, and that wasn't happening until now.
When I called my sister(Emily's Mom Sheila), she honestly broke down and cried. Now we at least have hope and know someone
will be working on Emily's case and is even willing to talk with us about it at any time.
Sgt. Trampas Gooding has All of my respect for
this and for talking with me when I called. He seemed like a man who really cares. We feel that he will at least work
on Emily's case and he even knew he had her case and what it was about. God bless you, Sgt. Gooding, for
giving us some faith and hope.
We need your help in finding who murdered Emily
Jeanette Garcia and her unborn son Emilio on February 25, 1993 in Canyon Lake, Texas. Emily was only 15 years old at the time
of her murder and pregnant with a little boy. Emily had been reported missing from San Antonio, Texas on February 12, 1993,
which was 13 days before she had been murdered and her body found. If anyone has any information about Emily, about the 13
days that she was missing before she was murdered, or about her murder, please contact:
Comal County Sheriff's Office
Criminal
Investigations Dept.
Det. Sgt. Tommy Ward
Phone # 830-620-3400
soatgw@co.comal.tx.us
Case#93-00164
Or
Texas Rangers Unsolved Crimes Team
Sgt.
Trampas Gooding
Phone # 830-303-4189
contact@texasrangers.org
% Trampas Gooding
Or
Emily's Family
Sheila Smith-Ramirez(Emily's Mother)
Phone #
210-425-5536
Please help us find who murdered Emily Jeanette Garcia and her unborn son Emilio. It has been 17 years for
our family since their murder and we need answers and justice.
The dead cannot cry out for justice; it is a duty of the living to do so for
them.
In Loving Memory Of
Emily & Emilio Garcia
Forever loved, Never Forgotten
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