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Texas Rangers On Emily's Murder-Page 52

Texas Rangers Working On Emily's Murder Case

On September 1, 2001, the 77th Texas Legislature passed House Bill 1748 and Senate Bill 786 which created the Texas Rangers Unsolved Crimes Investigative Team. The captain of this team was Capt. Gary De Los Santos. When Emily's case was turned over to the Texas Rangers, Lt. Hank Whitman of San Antonio, Texas was assigned to it. He worked on it for a year and was then transferred to Virginia. In fact all 7 of the Rangers were reassigned to other offices. Then the Ranger's office was moved to the southern district of San Antonio. In all the time that Lt. Whitman worked Emily's case, Sheila & Elizabeth(Emily's Mother & Sister)had a very hard time getting an appointment to talk with him about Emily's murder case too. There were very few meetings with Lt. Whitman and when there was, he didn't give Sheila and Elizabeth much information or tell them if they had any leads or information regarding Emily's case.

After the office was moved, Sheila contacted the Rangers to see who was the new Ranger working Emily's case. That turned out to be Sgt. Arthur J. Miller. When Sheila called him she also wanted to try to set up a meeting with him. When she talked with him on the phone to ask for the meeting, Sgt. Miller told her that he had been given 25 cold cases and that he had no idea if Emily's case was one of them or not. To our family this was just more disrespect to Emily and her baby and to us.

Sgt. Miller told Sheila that he would look it up and call her back, but to this day Sheila has not heard a word from him. That conversation took place in February 2008, so we still have no idea how or if the case is even being worked on by anyone. Why? Was Emily and her baby not important enough or what?

04/02/2008

After making this web page about a week ago, I want to add that today when I called the Texas Rangers, I was immediately put through to speak with Sgt. Gooding(The new Ranger that has Emily's case). I asked him what was new on the case, if anyone was really working her case, and etc. He told me that Emily's case is one that he recently got and her files are on his desk as we spoke. He also said that he likes to go through all the files and also talk with the Sheriff and also with the detective working Emily's case, which would be Det. Ward, before he talks with the family about it. I was very impressed with that. He told me to feel free to call him any time I would like and he would discuss what was happening with me.

Not only was I VERY impressed by Sgt. Gooding talking with me and telling me what he did, but also the fact that he took my phone call at all, even knowing what I was calling for.

He has done more for my family in his one phone call than everyone else has during the 15 years since Emily's murder. You have no idea how important it is for a family that has lost someone to murder to keep in contact with the detective or who ever has the case so the family will know that someone is working on it and it isn't just sitting on a shelf somewhere collecting dust, and that wasn't happening until now. When I called my sister(Emily's Mom Sheila), she honestly broke down and cried. Now we at least have hope and know someone will be working on Emily's case and is even willing to talk with us about it at any time.

Sgt. Trampas Gooding has ALL of my respect for this and for talking with me when I called. He seemed like a man who really cares. We feel that he will at least work on Emily's case and he even knew he had her case and what it was about. God bless you, Sgt. Gooding, for giving us some faith and hope.

If you have any information at all, no matter how small you think it may be, about Emily's murder please contact:

Texas Rangers

Unsolved Crimes Investigative Team

Company "G"

Captain Gary De Los Santos

Sgt. Trampas Gooding

6502 S. New Braunfels
San Antonio, TX 78223
210-531-4340

Comal County Sherrif's Office

Det. Sgt. Tommy Ward

830-620-3400

Soatgw@co.comal.tx.us

Case#93-00164

Or

Emily's Family at:

Sheila Smith-Ramirez(Emily's Mother)

Phone#210-223-5317

auntiesunshine@myway.com

emilysmiles2003@yahoo.com

Theresa Yeary(Emily's Aunt)

Phone#573-762-2327

tdontrich@socket.net

tyeary53@yahoo.com

In Memory Of Emily Jeanette Garcia

In Memory Of Emily's Unborn Son Emilio

Page still under construction-March 29,2008


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