Rogelio Escobar, a 65-year-old Hispanic man, was murdered in August 2018 in Houston, Texas. He had been housing his nephew, Ramon Escobar, at his home on Prudence Drive in southwest Houston. Court documents say Ramon, who later confessed, attacked Rogelio with an old police baton after feeling disrespected, striking him multiple times. Ramon wrapped Rogelio’s body in a cardboard box and disposed of it in a dumpster at a southwest Houston warehouse.

Rogelio’s sister, Dina Escobar, 61, was also killed after searching for her brother; Ramon hid in her van and later attacked her with the same baton, pressing his knee to her chest until she stopped breathing. Their remains were recovered from a landfill and Dina’s burned-out van was found on a beach near Galveston. Ramon Escobar fled to California and was linked to additional killings there; court filings say he pleaded guilty in May 2022 and received life sentences.

Does anyone have information about the household on Prudence Drive or knew Rogelio and Dina?