Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Two Dead In Rural Texas
"GONZALES, TX — Two Gonzales County residents are dead as a result of what authorities believe to be a murder/suicide.
"At approximately 7:15 p.m. on Monday, the Gonzales County Sheriff's Office dispatch center received a call from a rural area of Gonzales County, near Interstate 10, regarding a shooting. Upon investigation, Patricia Ann West Ramos Hastings, 39, was found deceased; evidently the victim of a gunshot wound.
"A crime scene investigation ensued involving members of the patrol and investigation divisions of the Gonzales County Sheriff's Office, assisted by Texas Ranger Evens, District Attorney Investigator Frank Allenger, and Deputy Constable John Harris.
"Ms. Hastings was pronounced dead at the scene by Justice of the Peace, Pct. 3, Eulogio Melchor, who ordered an autopsy be performed by the Travis County Medical Examiner's Office and the body removed to that office in Austin.
"At approximately 9:45 p.m. that same evening, the Gonzales County Sheriff's Office dispatch center received a call that a body was found on the railroad tracks between Gonzales and Harwood.
"Assisted by the same agencies as listed above, the Gonzales County Sheriff's Office investigated the report and found the body of 47-year old Joe Hastings, Jr. A crime scene investigation was established to make appropriate records of the site.
"Justice of the Peace Melchor again performed his duty at the scene. An autopsy was ordered performed by the Travis County Medical Examiner's Office and the body removed to that office in Austin.
"Both deaths remain under investigation at this time. Evidence gathered at both scenes will be turned over the Texas Department of Public Safety Crime Lab in Austin for analysis.
"The official ruling from the investigation remains outstanding until the final reports are returned by the Medical Examiner's Office and Judge Melchor renders his verdict."
From The Gonzales Enquirer...
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lets look more in to this case, we have heard so many storys aswell who what and why and you have a sheriff maken a statement some folks just go crazy hmmm and then you claim its a third person but where is he in the hospital in protective custody for what
ReplyDeletei do not believe it was a murder suicide...i knwe both victims..and they were friends of mine...joe hastings was murdered with a gun that belongs to jimmy turk.from the jp ranch. and being that his brother is a state trooper in town and his father having alot of money.. its about power and money and who can be bought i know mr hastings loved his wife very much,they were having marital issues,but were trying very hard to work it out.mr hastings was helping out a friend and the turks did not like that,mr hastings made a statement to me that the police and sherrifs department woul use throw away weapons that they would kill someone and throw the guns away, because alot of cops were crooked and into drug dealings, and being that jimmy turk is a known drug dealer and attic,, and most of the town including cops know this, about him.. they let it slide and turned their backs because of the turks money, power and reputation. in the town of gonzales... it was about drugs and i would bet on it and mr hastings owed alot of people money for drugs, sooo,,, that says it all. it was made to look like a murser suicide to cover up for the truth....maybe i will go to the texas rangers myself.. and put it all out in the open... sam turk and michael turk who is a state trooper in the town of gonzales who is jimmy turks brother... knew that he was on drugs . and hid it .. protected him.... talk about justice... that town doesnt know the meaning of justice,, money talks in gonzales and bullshit and crooks walk......huuum.......something to think about....
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