A judge in Texas sentenced a 25-year-old man to prison for killing a 16-year-old cheerleader who was found dead in her apartment bathtub.

Rafael Govea Romero received two life sentences plus 20 years for the murder and robbery of Lizbeth Medina. Lizbeth's mother found her dead in December 2023 in the bathtub of her apartment in Edna, about 100 miles southwest of Houston.

Jacqueline Medina, Lizbeth's mom, released the following statement to Crossroads Today following the sentencing hearing.

I don't think he deserves any of my words — I won't give him the power that would give him. But if I had one thing to say to him, I would tell him: you didn't win. About my daughter — for anyone who didn't know her: Lizabeth was so kind-hearted. She was goofy and funny — she was a light when she walke

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