The Texas Department of Public Safety is asking for the public's help in solving the 2004 homicide of Linda Trevino Carbajal of Lubbock.
An increased reward of up to $6,000 is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of those responsible, if the tip is received before next month's featured Texas Rangers cold case is announced.
On April 19, 2004, the body Carbajal, 21, was found along a rural dirt road in northern Lubbock County. She had suffered blunt force injuries and had been strangled.
Investigators believe Carbajal's murder is linked to the July 15, 2003, murder of Cynthia Palacio, which was the featured case in March. Texas Rangers and Lubbock County sheriff's investigators are seeking information about the circumstances surrounding Carbajal's murder and Palacio's homicide.
To be eligible for the cash rewards, tipsters must provide information to authorities by calling the Crime Stoppers hot line at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477). All tips are anonymous.
Individuals also can submit information through the Texas Ranger cold case website or by calling the DPS Missing Persons Hotline at 1-800-346-3243.
The DPS Texas Rangers' Unsolved Homicides website provides information on more than 75 cases in an effort to garner public interest in unsolved or "cold cases." Texas Crime Stoppers offers rewards of up to $3,000 for information that leads to the arrest of those responsible for any Rangers cold case listed on the website.
As part of a DPS public awareness program, one case from the Texas Ranger Unsolved Crimes Investigation Program is featured each month in an effort to generate new leads and bring attention to these cold cases. The Texas Crime Stoppers reward is increased up to $6,000 for the featured case in hopes that the higher reward money will generate additional tips. The higher reward amount will only be paid if the tip is submitted before the next case is featured.
The Texas Ranger Unsolved Crimes Investigation Program was created to assist Texas law enforcement agencies investigating unsolved murders or violent serial crimes. Since there is no statute of limitations for murder, investigators pursue these cases to a successful resolution or until no viable leads remain.