Ernestina Lara Chairez, 44, was shot and killed on November 29, 2016, in Pearland, Texas. She had recently moved there from Odessa to stay with family and to escape her estranged husband, Rodolfo Chaires Jr., who had allegedly threatened to kill her if she did not return to Littlefield, Texas. On the day she died, Rodolfo located Ernestina at the apartment where she was staying, pleaded with her to reconcile for nearly four hours, then took out a gun and shot her twice in the chest in front of their two children and a grandchild.

Rodolfo fled but was found by police about four miles away. He was arrested, charged with murder, later pleaded guilty, and on June 22, 2017, was sentenced to 45 years in prison. The children and grandchild who witnessed the shooting were left traumatized. Ernestina’s family described her as kind and caring.

Does anyone have information about Ernestina’s life in Pearland or knew her before she moved there?