Family of 11-year-old found strangled in Pasadena to hold public viewing on Wednesday, Aug. 23

PASADENA, Texas (KTRK) — A public viewing service will be held for an 11-year-old girl who was found dead inside her Pasadena apartment one week ago.

The video above is from a previous report.

The viewing of Maria Gonzalez will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 23, from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Mundo Pentecostal, located at 1008 S. Main St.

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“We are inviting our community to stand with us and say our final farewell to our daughter, before she returns to Guatemala, where she will be laid to rest. I thank you for supporting us in this very difficult time. We are regaining our strength and preparing to see Maria for the last time,” Maria’s family said in a statement.

On Tuesday, Aug. 15, Maria was found sexually assaulted and strangled. Her father, Carmelo Gonzalez, found her body, wrapped in a trash bag, inside a clothes hamper underneath her bed, according to police.

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One week later, Pasadena police confirmed that the suspect, 18-year-old Juan Carlos Garcia-Rodriguez, was arrested in Louisiana after sources say he made a full confession.

Garcia-Rodriguez is awaiting extradition back to Texas, where he is expected in front of a judge.