'THIS ISN'T RIGHT': FAMILY OF JOCELYN , 12, ERUPTS; TX GIRL LURED, STRIPPED, STRANGLED
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace
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🗓️ 26 June 2024
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
The two suspects in the murder of Jocelyn Nungaray have made their first court appearance.
The 12-year-old girl's family heard in harsh detail what happened to Jocelyn. Prosecutors say she fought like a superhero, fighting with her dying breath, leaving visible marks. Johan Jose Rangel Martinez and Franklin Jose Pena Ramos, tie her hands behind her back, bind her feet, take off her shirt, and abuse her for hours under a bridge in north Houston.
Even though the police and the prosecutor believe Jocelyn was raped before she was strangled, the suspects are not charged with sexual assault as the rape kit results are still pending. The Harris County District Attorney, Kim Ogg, says they believe the evidence is clear that a sexual assault likely took place, but the defendants are not admitting yet.
However, if the lab tests confirm that 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray was raped, the capital murder charge can be upgraded to one where they are death penalty eligible.
In a dramatic court scene, a family member of Jocelyn Nungaray shouts "murderer" at Rangel-Martinez, while another shouts in Spanish, "I hope they kill your children."
It has been reported the suspected murderer has two children.
Currently, both Martinez-Rangel and Peña are charged with capital murder, and a judge has set their bond at $10 million.
Joining Nancy Grace Today:
- Michael Ybanez – Former Houston Police Homicide Detective, Licensed Private Investigator
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- Andy Kahan - Director of Victim Services and Advocacy at Crime Stoppers of Houston
- Dr. Kendall Crowns – Chief Medical Examiner Tarrant County (Ft Worth) and Lecturer: University of Texas Austin and Texas Christian University Medical School
- Corley Peel- News Reporter for KPRC2 in Houston; Instagram: @KPRC2Corley, X: @KPRC2Corley, Facebook: @KPRC2CorleyPeel
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| 0:00.0 | Crime stories with Nancy Grace. |
| 0:06.0 | This isn't right. |
| 0:09.0 | The family of little Jocelyn just 12 years old erupts in open court when they are sitting there |
| 0:16.8 | hearing the facts laid out in court that this little Texas girl their |
| 0:22.2 | jossilin is lured under a bridge, stripped, bound with |
| 0:28.2 | her hands behind her back, sex assaulted, and strangled. I guess they did erupt. This as the prosecutor says, |
| 0:39.2 | I don't know if we can seek the death penalty. You can! Good evening, I'm Nancy Grace. This is |
| 0:46.1 | crime stories. Thank you for being with us. |
| 0:49.2 | Slane 12-year-old girl Jocelyn Nungare's family lashing out in court as the two men accused of |
| 0:57.2 | killing their daughter are arraigned. I hope they kill your children. I can't imagine the pain, the anger, the hurt that this family is feeling as we learn |
| 1:10.0 | the defendants may not even be exposed to the death penalty, there's not a chance of the death |
| 1:16.2 | penalty. What is the family supposed to think? They erupt in open court as they find out the horrific details surrounding the |
| 1:26.8 | death of their girl 12-year-old Jocelyn. Listen, this victim was found, you know, bound and without clothing from the waste down in the water and we just think that there's a good possibility. We hope that there's |
| 1:46.1 | evidence that remains to be tested. I'm still fighting for her and I'm just |
| 1:52.0 | remember that she was a very special little girl that deserves her justice and I know |
| 2:02.3 | she's going to make a difference in this world for all children and now it's my job to make |
| 2:08.7 | sure it continues to happen. |
| 2:10.4 | Why is it on the mom? Why is it her job to make sure that there is justice and I got to go to this panel with me an all-star panel |
| 2:19.5 | But first to Corey Peel, investigative reporter, KPRC2, in Houston, |
| 2:26.1 | Corey, did I just hear the prosecutor whom I've always respected up until a few moments |
| 2:31.6 | ago, state she was found, pause, unclothed, pause, unclothed. |
| 2:38.9 | Talk about putting perfume on the pig, airbrushing, whitewashing, unclothed. I could be in a changing room in Nordstrom and be unclothed. This girl had 12, 12 had her hands, bowed behind her. |
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