Who was Maria Gonzalez? Wiki, Biography, Age, Family, Cause of Death

Maria Gonzalez Wiki - Maria Gonzalez Biography

Authorities claim that an 11-year-old Texas girl sadly lost her life this weekend after being beaten, sexually abused, and asphyxiated to death inside her family's home while her father was out at work. On Tuesday, August 15, Pasadena Police Chief Josh Brugger stated at a press conference that the victim's father, Carmelo Gonzalez, made numerous attempts to contact his daughter, Maria Gonzalez, throughout the day as his concern level grew.

Carmelo apparently found the girl's body wrapped in a trash bag and thrown inside a laundry basket underneath her own bed, much to his disgust.A Monday autopsy revealed that Maria had been sexually abused, suffered a head injury, and was strangled to death. The killing was described by Brugger as a "very brutal" and "very violent crime." Gonzalez, 32, had just arrived at work on the morning of last Saturday when Maria reportedly started texting her father to report that someone was pounding on the front door of their apartment.

Maria Gonzalez Age

Maria Gonzalez was 22 years old.

Maria Gonzalez Cause of Death

She consented, assuring her father that she wouldn't answer the door and would instead stay in bed, and the father responded and told her not to open the door, according to the authorities. But that was the last time Maria responded to Carmelo. Gonzalez admitted to the local television station KHOU11, "I called and called and called."

Carmelo urgently called his brother and sister-in-law, who also resided in the same apartment building, after Maria remained silent.Around noon local time, according to the police, the father requested that they go check on his daughter.According to Chief Brugger, Maria's aunt discovered the apartment door closed but unlocked; upon entering, she noticed things weren't quite right and swiftly backed out, grabbing her husband to follow her out and check the place out.

The victim's aunt and uncle searched the apartment but were unable to locate her, which increased Carmelo's worries. He hurried home from work right away and discovered his daughter's dead under the bed.Chief Brugger stated, "At this time, we do not have a suspect," adding that the father is not under suspicion.

The Gonzalez are from Guatemala, and Maria's mother still resides there, according to the police chief. About four years ago, the father and daughter relocated to Florida, then to Austin, Texas, before settling in Pasadena, an eastern Houston suburb. The Gonzalez family and the other inhabitants of the apartment building were among the first people to come at the site after Maria's murder, according to the police chief.