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Cynthia   Palacio

REFERENCE NUMBER: 39 - Solved
COMPANY: C
RACE: Hispanic
SEX: Female
CITY:
COUNTY: Lubbock
RELATED YEAR: 2003
SUSPECTS: Andy Castillo


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DETAILS:

On Tuesday, 07-15-2003, the body of 21 year old Cynthia Palacio was discovered on a rural caliche road in southeast Lubbock County, Texas. Cynthia had been strangled. Cynthia, a resident of Lubbock, Texas was survived by her 2 year old daughter. Cynthia Palacio's murder has been linked to the 04-19-2004 murder of Linda Carbajal.

After a lengthy investigation by the Texas Rangers and the Lubbock County Sheriff's Office, Andy Castillo, 57, of Lubbock was charged with murder in this case. An alert in CODIS, the state's DNA system, alerted the investigators to Castillo. On 09/03/2020, Castillo was arrested. He was currently in custody on unrelated charges.

On August 27, 2021, Castillo died at a Lubbock hospital. Castillo still in custody, was awaiting trial for the two murders upon his death.



Texas Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward of up to $3,000 to any person who provides information that leads to the arrest of the person/persons responsible for this crime. To be eligible for the cash rewards, tipsters MUST call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477). All tips are anonymous. Tipsters will be provided a tip number instead of using a name.

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