A man has been charged in connection with a 20-year-old cold case murder in Cotulla, the La Salle County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Friday.

On July 19, 2005, the body of Valerie Laguna — who was pregnant at the time of her death — was found at Cristo Rey Cemetery in Cotulla.

“Today, through advanced forensic analysis, investigators have linked a suspect to this horrific crime,” the sheriff’s office said.

The Texas Department of Public Safety said Laguna appeared to have been sexually assaulted, beaten and strangled. Her unborn baby also died.

Saul Gonzalez, 66, of Cotulla, was arrested by DPS Texas Rangers at the Eagle Ford Crossing in Cotulla without incident and charged with capital murder in connection with Laguna’s death, according to the sheriff’s office.

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