Raul Meza: Daughters of serial killer victim want answers about their mother's murder

AUSTIN, Texas – Two sisters want to understand the circumstances that changed their lives forever. The woman who connects them was murdered by a serial killer. On Monday afternoon, Raul Meza Jr. pleaded guilty to murder and murder of Gloria Lofton and Jesse Fraga.

Christina Fultz was adopted as a baby. Gloria Lofton is her biological mother.

“Glo was given to me by my sister. She is the price of my everything,” Fultz said. “Before I found her, I tried to look for Gloria but couldn’t find anything.”

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But she found her sister, Sonia Houston, almost 15 years ago. They have been going hand in hand ever since.

“I’m still holding her hand, let’s do this — I’m not going anywhere,” Fultz said.

They have leaned on each other as they deal with the tragic death of the woman who is the reason for their connection.

“Mother’s Day hasn’t been the same since,” Houston said.

On May 8, 2019, Houston visited her mother Lofton.

“I brought her some things from the store, hugged her and said, 'Mom, if you need me, just call me. I love you,” Houston said.

It was a final goodbye, although they didn't know it at the time. Lofton was found dead in her bedroom the next day. The cause of death was listed as undetermined.

Four years later, authorities contacted the family with shocking news.

“They said a serial killer killed them,” Fultz said.

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Raul Meza Jr. had confessed.

“The supervisors have completely failed us,” Houston said.

The interim chief of the Austin Police Department later publicly apologized for the mishandling of DNA evidence in the Meza case.

“It's hard to tell my kids to trust the boys in blue when they've screwed us over like that,” Houston said.

Lofton's daughters said they felt there was more abuse.

“Everything has to come out,” Fultz said.

Meza was convicted of murdering 8-year-old Kendra Page, who was found in a dumpster at a southeast Austin elementary school in 1982. He was sentenced to 30 years in prison, but was released after serving only 11 years.

“If he had served his full sentence, our mother and Mr. Fraga would still be here,” Houston said.

Eighty-year-old Jesse Fraga, another of Meza's victims, was murdered last year.

For Fultz and Houston, the pain goes beyond the loss itself.

“If you look for her now, all you see is Meza,” Fultz said.

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His name overshadows the woman who brought them together. Houston and Fultz still wonder why.

“I wish I could ask Meza for an honest answer, but I don’t think that will ever happen,” Houston said.

Nevertheless, they are determined to seek further answers about their mother's death. They remain skeptical about the investigation.

“Do you think there were more people involved in your mother's murder?” FOX 7 Austin Crime Watch reporter Meredith Aldis asked Fultz and Houston.

“Yes,” Fultz and Houston answered together.

“It just doesn't fit that he's the only one being pursued when we know there are more hands tied in our mother's case,” Houston said.

On Monday afternoon, Meza pleaded guilty to murder and murder. He received two life sentences. One of the life sentences has no possibility of parole, meaning Meza will die in prison.