Gonzalez Not Forgotten

March 27 was the one-year anniversary of the disappearance of Julie Ann Gonzalez. It was initially thought that Gonzalez disappeared voluntarily, but as time went by, lack of contact between her and her family, along with “other information uncovered” since then, caused “concern about Julie’s welfare,” Austin Police said in a press statement. Police have identified Gonzalez’s estranged husband, George De La Cruz, as a “person of interest” in the case; De La Cruz was initially cooperative with police but has since declined to help with the investigation. Last May, police executed a search warrant at De La Cruz’s home and recovered some items that “may be of evidentiary value” in the case. Other unspecified items that police were seeking, however, have not been found. Police are asking for anyone with information about Gonzalez’s disappearance to contact the APD homicide tip line at 477-3588.

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