The victims' families react to the expected settlement for the accused serial killer

AUSTIN, Texas – Suspected serial killer Raul Meza is expected to accept a plea deal for the deaths of Gloria Lofton in 2019 and Jesse Fraga in 2023.

A hearing in the case is scheduled for Monday afternoon. The deal calls for Meza to spend the rest of his life in prison, but some of the victims' family members oppose it.

“Dear Prosecutor Garza, We, the family of Gloria Lofton, are truly disappointed that you have chosen not to respond to our request not to accept the offer for the murder of our mother, Raul Meza Junior,” read Christina Fultz, one by Gloria Lofton's daughters, in the video.

Meza is accused of sexually assaulting and killing Lofton in 2019. Lofton's daughters recorded their joint statement to the Travis County District Attorney and shared it with CBS Austin.

A spokesman for the Travis County District Attorney's Office said he could not make a statement until Monday for fear of jeopardizing the case. At the most recent hearing in late August, Judge Julie Kocurek said she would not accept any offers that included less than a life sentence without parole.

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Sonia Houston and her sister Fultz believe Austin police officers haven't uncovered all the details about what happened to their mother.

“We are also extremely disappointed that your office and the Austin Police Department have chosen not to conduct a passionate and thorough investigation into the strong possibility that there are still two outstanding suspects who conspired with Raul Meza Jr. to murder our mother have,” it said on the video in Houston.

Meza is also accused of killing his roommate, Jesse Fraga, in Pflugerville four years later. He was convicted in 1982 for the murder of eight-year-old Kendra Page – and sentenced to 30 years in prison – but was released in 1993 after just 11 years. “Since Raul committed his first crime, our justice system has miserably failed each and every one of his victims and their families,” Houston said in the video.

In April of this year, the Austin Police Department apologized to Lofton's family for its handling of the case – including mishandling the DNA evidence found at the crime scene. Her daughters say life without the possibility of parole isn't enough for a man charged with three murders – and who investigators say may be connected to several more murders. “We don’t want to accept any settlement offers. We demand that this be a jury trial and fight for the death penalty. Our decision is 100% supported and respected by known victims and their families.”