Raul Meza: Daughters of serial killer victim want answers about their mother’s murder

AUSTIN, TX – Two sisters want to understand the circumstances that changed their lives forever. The woman who connects them was murdered by a serial killer. On Monday afternoon, Raul Meza Jr. pleaded guilty to capital murder and murder in the deaths of Gloria Lofton and Jesse Fraga.

Christina Fultz was adopted as a baby. Gloria Lofton is his biological mother.

“Glo gave me my sister. She is the price of everything for me,” Fultz said. “Before I found her, I tried looking for Gloria, but I couldn’t find anything.”

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But she was reunited with her sister, Sonia Houston, almost 15 years ago. Since then, they have walked hand in hand.

“I’m still holding his hand, let’s do it, I’m not going anywhere,” Fultz said.

They lean on each other as they deal with the tragic death of the woman who started their relationship.

“Since then, Mother’s Day hasn’t been the same,” Houston said.

On May 8, 2019, Houston visited her mother, Lofton.

“I brought her some items from the store, gave her a hug and said, ‘Mom, if you need me, call me. I love you,'” Houston said.

It was a final goodbye, even if they didn’t know it at the time. Lofton was found dead in her bedroom the next day. The cause of death was considered undetermined.

Four years later, authorities gave the family shocking news.

“They said a serial killer killed her,” Fultz said.

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Raul Meza Jr. had confessed.

“The higher-ups completely failed us,” Houston said.

Austin’s interim police chief later publicly apologized for mishandling DNA evidence in Meza’s case.

“It’s hard to tell my kids to trust the boys in blue when they deceived us like that,” Houston said.

The Lofton girls said they felt more things were mishandled.

“Everything has to come out,” Fultz said.

Meza was convicted of murdering 8-year-old Kendra Page, who was found in a dumpster at a southeast Austin elementary school, in 1982. He was sentenced to 30 years in prison, but was released after having served only 11 years.

“If he had served his entire sentence, our mother and Mr. Fraga would still be here,” Houston said.

Eighty-year-old Jesse Fraga was murdered last year, another Meza victim.

For Fultz and Houston, the pain goes beyond the loss itself.

“Now when you look for her, all you see is Meza,” Fultz said.

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Her name eclipses that of the woman who brought them together. Houston and Fultz still wonder why.

“I wish I could ask Meza for an honest answer, but I don’t think that will ever happen,” Houston said.

Still, they are determined to seek more answers about their mother’s death. They remain skeptical about the investigation.

“Do you think more people were involved in your mother’s murder?” asked FOX 7 Austin Crime Watch reporter Meredith Aldis of Fultz and Houston.

“Yes,” Fultz and Houston responded together.

“It’s just not right that he’s the only one being prosecuted when we know there were more hands tied in our mother’s case,” Houston said.

On Monday afternoon, Meza pleaded guilty to capital murder and murder. He was sentenced to two life sentences. One of the life sentences has no possibility of parole, meaning Meza will die in prison.