Honoring Texas Victims - Texas Council on Family Violence

Their Stories...Harris01/06/2009 | HoustonJessica Garcia, 33Jonathan Barnes, 23, strangled his girlfriend Jessica todeath. Barnes was charged with Jessica’s murder.01/09/2009 | HoustonRumalda Nino, 27Carlos Rodriguez, 38, strangled his wife Rumalda who wasfound deceased in her bed. Rodriguez hung himself at arelative’s apartment three days after the incident.03/15/2009 | HoustonLucy Garcia, 63Florentino Suchil, 54, beat and then ran over his girlfriendLucy with a vehicle. Lucy died from severe trauma. Suchilhas been charged with her murder.03/27/2009 | HoustonYolanda Punch, 47Lonnie Punch, 47, shot his wife Yolanda to death at herfriend’s apartment complex. Punch fled the scene; policefatally shot him.03/27/2009 | HoustonLucinda Bernard, 34Donald Bernard, 44, stabbed his wife Lucinda to death intheir home. At the time of this report Bernard was on therun from authorities.03/31/2009 | HoustonRosa Limon, 25Victor Azua, 28, shot his girlfriend Rosa to death before heshot and killed himself. Azua had been moving out of theirshared residence.04/12/2009 | HoustonShannon Strickhausen, 38Jimmy Yarbrough, 34, shot his girlfriend Shannon todeath before he turned the gun on himself. Her 14-year-olddaughter, who was home at the time, called police.17