Christmas Double Murder Trial Update | Texas News

Texas News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 19, 2026 · 1m

On Christmas Day two years ago, Gabriel Ramirez is accused of brutally murdering his 24-year-old girlfriend Kathia Rosales and his 79-year-old aunt Irma Ramirez in El Paso. The alleged trigger? He proposed to Kathia — and she said no. Prosecutors say Irma was stabbed at her home, while Kathia’s body was found days later in a car that had been reported missing from the aunt’s house. Paramedics treating Ramirez claim they saw self-inflicted injuries, a claim the defense is challenging — but the medics stand by their assessment. With capital murder charges looming and a mandatory life sentence…