ELIZABETH BARRAZA: Murdered setting up for garage sale in Houston, TX, caught on surveillance - Jan 2019

Woman gunned down in her driveway in 'monstrous' attack caught on video: 'We need justice for Liz'



After a young woman was gunned down in her own driveway in a crime caught on surveillance video, Houston authorities are pleading for help to get her "callous killer off our streets."

Elizabeth Barraza was setting up a garage sale when she was attacked on Friday, Jan. 25, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said at a Wednesday news conference.

At about 6:55 a.m., the killer drove up to her home, walked up the driveway and engaged Barraza in conversation before pointing a pistol at her and shooting her multiple times, the sheriff said.

Barraza was hospitalized and died the next day, the sheriff said.

Barraza's killer -- a "coward" -- drove up just after Barraza's husband left for work, her father, Bob Nuelle, said at Wednesday's news conference.



"We are almost certain" that the suspect's car is a black, four-door Nissan Frontier truck, Ritchie said, adding, "these trucks are not very common."

Authorities have received several tips, Ritchie said.

A reward up to $20,000 has been offered for any information.

Woman gunned down in her driveway in 'monstrous' attack caught on video: 'We need justice for Liz'

Elizabeth Barraza was gunned down outside her home on January 25.

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[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

3 years later: Parents plan to raise reward in daughter's Tomball murder

Elizabeth Barraza was killed on Jan. 25, 2019, while setting up a garage sale outside her Tomball home.

www.khou.com

3 years later: Parents plan to raise reward in daughter's Tomball murder​

Next week will mark three years since 29-year-old Elizabeth Barraza was shot to death while she was setting up a garage sale outside her home in Tomball.

Her parents, alongside Crime Stoppers of Houston, are planning to announce an increased reward on Jan. 25, which will mark three years since her death.

“I think that’s the hardest part, not knowing why someone would want to do this," Barraza's mother Rosemary Nuelle said.

Since the new year, Barraza's parents have been raising money to increase the reward.

“It’s a daily re-telling of her story, it’s lots of outreach," Barraza's father Bob Nuelle said.

“How did they know she would be standing on that driveway, alone at 6:50 a.m. in the morning? On Friday, January 25th, that to me, is like really. I think that might be the key," Bob Nuelle said.


“I think it can be solved, I whole-heartedly want it to be solved, I don’t know how long it will take but you know what, for as long as it takes, we are going to be out there and we are going to be fighting for it because somebody does know something," Rosemary Nuelle said.

The increased reward will be announced at a news conference on Tuesday. Her parents hope the money will encourage someone to come forward. If you have any information, call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS (8477).

 

[GrandmaBear]

Who stood to gain something from her murder or who hated her enough to murder her?

It seems very likely someone known to her. Would a coworker benefit in the job place, would a spouse or bf benefit, did she have someone she'd made an enemy of... I remember I think the bare bone basics of the case. Did anyone move on too quickly? Was a friend not particularly grief stricken?

There might be a good chance they have a pretty good idea but do not have enough evidence...

 

[Mel70]

I think maybe the husband was having an affair. Seemingly happy pictures and marriages sometimes are not the story behind closed doors. This appears very personal. That person was on a mission to kill her.

 

[kdg411]

“How did they know she would be standing on that driveway, alone at 6:50 a.m. in the morning? On Friday, January 25th, that to me, is like really. I think that might be the key," Bob Nuelle said.

This feels like the best question.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Here is a podcast I just found about her case.

Elizabeth Barraza — Unresolved

unresolved.me

Some things I found interesting from the text:

While Elizabeth had held garage sales every year she lived at the home along Cedar Walk Drive, she had decided to put together this garage sale the night prior. Because it had come together so quickly, she had not advertised it anywhere, having not posted anything about it online. She had put up some signs throughout the area but had only done so that morning. She had called out from work that day, as well - from her job as a data reporter for a pipeline inspection company, Rosen Group - with only a few coworkers, family members, and friends knowing about her plans that Friday.


Investigators would soon begin speaking about one of the more unnerving details in the case: the fact that the shooter had circled back around to the crime scene after originally fleeing. It was believed that they had done so to make sure that Elizabeth was actually dead, and did not get back up. If they were a hitman - as has been theorized by some - maybe they needed to drive back around to take a picture of Elizabeth's body lying in the driveway.
Referring to this, Elizabeth's father Bob Nuelle would tell reporters in 2020:
"Them circling back and driving back by the house, literally a few moments later is proof there's something bigger at work here."
While talking to reporters with People last year, Detective Michael Richie would also state:
"I feel they contacted somebody and said, 'Hey, the job's done.' And then that person said, 'Are you sure?' And they turned around and drove by the scene one more time."


What makes this detail incredibly fascinating to me is the knowledge that Elizabeth would have normally been gone at that time of the morning, having already headed off to work in the early AM to avoid the Houston traffic. So to me, this seems to give credence to the theory that the unsub was aware of her plans that morning and knew where she would be, with Elizabeth having called out of work that morning and having only told a handful of people about the garage sale ahead of time. Them waiting for Sergio to leave before acting also seems to indicate some intimate knowledge of their personal lives... knowing that nobody else would be home at that time.


Some websleuths have theorized that this shooter might have been someone that either Elizabeth or Sergio was having an affair with, but there's been no evidence of that in the two years since. Investigators have stated that they've thoroughly investigated the digital lives of both Elizabeth and Sergio in the hopes of finding a potential motive, but have not been able to find anything incriminating: no emails, no messages through social media, no phone records, etc. Nothing indicates either having an affair or being threatened before or after the shooting, so there seems to be no apparent reason for this crime tied into their relationship.


Regardless, the shooting itself seems to be incredibly personal, with the unsub shooting Elizabeth three times in the chest and once in the head (with the final shot alleged to have been fired in the direction of her mouth). This indicates some level of aggression towards her, personally, and makes me believe that this was either an incredibly personal murder or a professional hit. The motivation, however, remains a complete enigma.


The home that Sergio and Elizabeth Barraza lived in now belongs to another family, with Sergio selling it in the year after Elizabeth's murder. When speaking to the press, he would make comments about him being concerned for his own safety, which makes sense when you consider that Elizabeth was senselessly murdered in the front yard by a still-unidentified killer. That, paired with the emotional trauma of this mysterious incident, gives him more than enough reason to move.
Many people in the online sleuthing community believe that he was (partially) responsible for this crime, even though he has been incredibly cooperative with investigators and they have reportedly found no evidence indicating him having an affair or any kind of untoward relationship with anyone at the time of the murder. A lot of people point to his behavior immediately after the crime as proof of his guilt, but I would just like to remind them that everyone deals with grief differently, and it's irresponsible to judge how someone acts after such a public and tragic loss. That being said, police continue to insist to this day that they have not ruled out any suspects, and anyone is still on their radar. In the two years since Elizabeth's death, Sergio has attempted to move on with his life and remains in close contact with Elizabeth's family.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

This feels like the best question.

Especially knowing how FEW people knew she would be there...

 

[GrandmaBear]

I think maybe the husband was having an affair. Seemingly happy pictures and marriages sometimes are not the story behind closed doors. This appears very personal. That person was on a mission to kill her.

In times past in reading on this one, I tend to agree and lean that way as well. Of course it's hard to say with certainly but that's the instinct that kicks in for me in this case.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Here is a podcast I just found about her case.

Elizabeth Barraza — Unresolved

unresolved.me

Some things I found interesting from the text:

While Elizabeth had held garage sales every year she lived at the home along Cedar Walk Drive, she had decided to put together this garage sale the night prior. Because it had come together so quickly, she had not advertised it anywhere, having not posted anything about it online. She had put up some signs throughout the area but had only done so that morning. She had called out from work that day, as well - from her job as a data reporter for a pipeline inspection company, Rosen Group - with only a few coworkers, family members, and friends knowing about her plans that Friday.


Investigators would soon begin speaking about one of the more unnerving details in the case: the fact that the shooter had circled back around to the crime scene after originally fleeing. It was believed that they had done so to make sure that Elizabeth was actually dead, and did not get back up. If they were a hitman - as has been theorized by some - maybe they needed to drive back around to take a picture of Elizabeth's body lying in the driveway.
Referring to this, Elizabeth's father Bob Nuelle would tell reporters in 2020:
"Them circling back and driving back by the house, literally a few moments later is proof there's something bigger at work here."
While talking to reporters with People last year, Detective Michael Richie would also state:
"I feel they contacted somebody and said, 'Hey, the job's done.' And then that person said, 'Are you sure?' And they turned around and drove by the scene one more time."


What makes this detail incredibly fascinating to me is the knowledge that Elizabeth would have normally been gone at that time of the morning, having already headed off to work in the early AM to avoid the Houston traffic. So to me, this seems to give credence to the theory that the unsub was aware of her plans that morning and knew where she would be, with Elizabeth having called out of work that morning and having only told a handful of people about the garage sale ahead of time. Them waiting for Sergio to leave before acting also seems to indicate some intimate knowledge of their personal lives... knowing that nobody else would be home at that time.


Some websleuths have theorized that this shooter might have been someone that either Elizabeth or Sergio was having an affair with, but there's been no evidence of that in the two years since. Investigators have stated that they've thoroughly investigated the digital lives of both Elizabeth and Sergio in the hopes of finding a potential motive, but have not been able to find anything incriminating: no emails, no messages through social media, no phone records, etc. Nothing indicates either having an affair or being threatened before or after the shooting, so there seems to be no apparent reason for this crime tied into their relationship.


Regardless, the shooting itself seems to be incredibly personal, with the unsub shooting Elizabeth three times in the chest and once in the head (with the final shot alleged to have been fired in the direction of her mouth). This indicates some level of aggression towards her, personally, and makes me believe that this was either an incredibly personal murder or a professional hit. The motivation, however, remains a complete enigma.


The home that Sergio and Elizabeth Barraza lived in now belongs to another family, with Sergio selling it in the year after Elizabeth's murder. When speaking to the press, he would make comments about him being concerned for his own safety, which makes sense when you consider that Elizabeth was senselessly murdered in the front yard by a still-unidentified killer. That, paired with the emotional trauma of this mysterious incident, gives him more than enough reason to move.
Many people in the online sleuthing community believe that he was (partially) responsible for this crime, even though he has been incredibly cooperative with investigators and they have reportedly found no evidence indicating him having an affair or any kind of untoward relationship with anyone at the time of the murder. A lot of people point to his behavior immediately after the crime as proof of his guilt, but I would just like to remind them that everyone deals with grief differently, and it's irresponsible to judge how someone acts after such a public and tragic loss. That being said, police continue to insist to this day that they have not ruled out any suspects, and anyone is still on their radar. In the two years since Elizabeth's death, Sergio has attempted to move on with his life and remains in close contact with Elizabeth's family.

One problem I see with thinking the driving back was to ascertain she was dead is that just seeing her lying there from a distance wouldn't tell the shooter she was dead or if she was hanging on by a thread. I guess a picture is a possibility though just to show they did their "job". If the person "fled" initially but then came back, it indicates a bit of panic after committing such an act or running with the fear of being seen, but ensuring they weren't seen as the reason for fleeing doesn't quite fit with going back, you'd keep going. I doubt it was a professional hit as a pro wouldn't do that. Jmo.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Here is a podcast I just found about her case.

Elizabeth Barraza — Unresolved

unresolved.me

Some things I found interesting from the text:

While Elizabeth had held garage sales every year she lived at the home along Cedar Walk Drive, she had decided to put together this garage sale the night prior. Because it had come together so quickly, she had not advertised it anywhere, having not posted anything about it online. She had put up some signs throughout the area but had only done so that morning. She had called out from work that day, as well - from her job as a data reporter for a pipeline inspection company, Rosen Group - with only a few coworkers, family members, and friends knowing about her plans that Friday.


Investigators would soon begin speaking about one of the more unnerving details in the case: the fact that the shooter had circled back around to the crime scene after originally fleeing. It was believed that they had done so to make sure that Elizabeth was actually dead, and did not get back up. If they were a hitman - as has been theorized by some - maybe they needed to drive back around to take a picture of Elizabeth's body lying in the driveway.
Referring to this, Elizabeth's father Bob Nuelle would tell reporters in 2020:
"Them circling back and driving back by the house, literally a few moments later is proof there's something bigger at work here."
While talking to reporters with People last year, Detective Michael Richie would also state:
"I feel they contacted somebody and said, 'Hey, the job's done.' And then that person said, 'Are you sure?' And they turned around and drove by the scene one more time."


What makes this detail incredibly fascinating to me is the knowledge that Elizabeth would have normally been gone at that time of the morning, having already headed off to work in the early AM to avoid the Houston traffic. So to me, this seems to give credence to the theory that the unsub was aware of her plans that morning and knew where she would be, with Elizabeth having called out of work that morning and having only told a handful of people about the garage sale ahead of time. Them waiting for Sergio to leave before acting also seems to indicate some intimate knowledge of their personal lives... knowing that nobody else would be home at that time.


Some websleuths have theorized that this shooter might have been someone that either Elizabeth or Sergio was having an affair with, but there's been no evidence of that in the two years since. Investigators have stated that they've thoroughly investigated the digital lives of both Elizabeth and Sergio in the hopes of finding a potential motive, but have not been able to find anything incriminating: no emails, no messages through social media, no phone records, etc. Nothing indicates either having an affair or being threatened before or after the shooting, so there seems to be no apparent reason for this crime tied into their relationship.


Regardless, the shooting itself seems to be incredibly personal, with the unsub shooting Elizabeth three times in the chest and once in the head (with the final shot alleged to have been fired in the direction of her mouth). This indicates some level of aggression towards her, personally, and makes me believe that this was either an incredibly personal murder or a professional hit. The motivation, however, remains a complete enigma.


The home that Sergio and Elizabeth Barraza lived in now belongs to another family, with Sergio selling it in the year after Elizabeth's murder. When speaking to the press, he would make comments about him being concerned for his own safety, which makes sense when you consider that Elizabeth was senselessly murdered in the front yard by a still-unidentified killer. That, paired with the emotional trauma of this mysterious incident, gives him more than enough reason to move.
Many people in the online sleuthing community believe that he was (partially) responsible for this crime, even though he has been incredibly cooperative with investigators and they have reportedly found no evidence indicating him having an affair or any kind of untoward relationship with anyone at the time of the murder. A lot of people point to his behavior immediately after the crime as proof of his guilt, but I would just like to remind them that everyone deals with grief differently, and it's irresponsible to judge how someone acts after such a public and tragic loss. That being said, police continue to insist to this day that they have not ruled out any suspects, and anyone is still on their radar. In the two years since Elizabeth's death, Sergio has attempted to move on with his life and remains in close contact with Elizabeth's family.

I just finished reading this at the link. Reading what you posted here made me wonder about some other things in the case which I forgot or did not know. I went to look to see if there were answers and started with your full article posted. I found some of what I wondered but not all. Reading it also gave me new questions.

For starters I wondered or could not remember who called it in. It answered that, it was a neighbor who detailed the exact number of shots and the pause in between the third and fourth.

I wondered when the husband left and what he was like at work when he got there, if it was verified he was there, how he found out and his reaction, etc. and it did not answer any of this and I can't recall these specifics either if they were given back when.

So then to go on into reading the full article, I have to wonder about this garage sale, their planned trip, etc.

Here is the first thing that made me think. There are others but I'll start with this. And do them separately. I may get back to do the rest, I may not, a lot going on these days.

On the morning of January 25th, 2019 - a Friday - Elizabeth's husband, Sergio, left their home at around 6:48 AM. He was heading out to begin work at his flooring job, where he installed carpets. Just minutes after Sergio drove away from their home in this quiet suburban neighborhood, a mysterious individual would pull up and park across the street. However, the vehicle would be seen driving through the neighborhood beforehand... as if they were waiting for the perfect time to strike.

Elizabeth had spent the morning setting up a garage sale in her front yard; the proceeds of which she was hoping to use for an upcoming trip. Elizabeth and Sergio's fifth wedding anniversary was just days away, and the couple had already planned a trip to Florida, to visit the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Orlando's Universal Studios. They were actually planning to leave on January 27th - just two days later - and according to Elizabeth's father, Robert Nuelle:

"Her suitcase for the anniversary trip was packed... She was ready to walk out the door."

While Elizabeth had held garage sales every year she lived at the home along Cedar Walk Drive, she had decided to put together this garage sale the night prior. Because it had come together so quickly, she had not advertised it anywhere, having not posted anything about it online. She had put up some signs throughout the area but had only done so that morning. She had called out from work that day, as well - from her job as a data reporter for a pipeline inspection company, Rosen Group - with only a few coworkers, family members, and friends knowing about her plans that Friday.

This brings many thoughts and questions and just doesn't sit with me. I'm not sure if I can put them all in to make sense but I'll try and I think doing this may spur other thoughts from others. What you posted gave me other thoughts so I'm thinking this may do the same.

Why do people have garage sales? To make money would be the main reason. A distant second imo would be to make space, clear stuff out. This though was a last minute unplanned garage sale so one would think it is to make money. No immediate need to make room was there, doesn't seem like it. Okay. They both work. So why a sudden need for a garage sale? A need for extra money or quick money? The answer would likely be and it seems maybe that is what we are to think here--the anniversary trip to Florida two days out. Well she was packed, this was planned, it was a 5th and one would think the trip was already paid for planned for etc. most likely. I googled and it is about a 14 hour drive from their home to Orlando. I didn't see it say whether they were driving or flying. I also didn't see a length of planned trip. Two days, three, a week...?

So I think and she takes a day off work unplanned when she was going to take off work probably for vacation? She takes an extra day at the last minute? Then I said to myself no, maybe they were just going to do a flight and quick weekend, I mean who knows.

BUT the article says the garage sale was Friday the 25th, the day she called in to work. They were leaving on the 27th so that makes the 27th a Sunday. That means she is likely missing weekdays Monday through whatever to go on this trip.

Then this circles me back to the trip was likely already planned and paid for, at least flight, motel, or in general and whether driving or flying. It circles me back to if she is having a garage sale for money, then new thought, why would she miss work, she is missing money to miss work... No pay. I mean she could have been using a vacation day but adding one and using it at the last minute for an UNADVERTISED garage sale, is that worth it? It just doesn't add up for me.

Anything is possible of course. They could have had a last minute expense and were going to be short on spending money, etc. Why though not say so to the public...

I know there is no indication of affairs. I'm not saying then there was one on either's part. But workplace affairs are not unheard of. Let's say she was having one and trying to break it off or not and the workplace guy was not happy to learn she was having an anniversary trip with her husband... He confronts her at work, etc. and is upset or whatever... She doesn't know what to do and knows she needs to or even wants to go on the trip with her husband... She needs an excuse not to go to work the next day and then she has time to figure things out as they are headed for vacation after that...

These are just a few thoughts on this first part. I have many more just on this part...

Let's go back to an unpaid day or using a vacation day/wasting one for something like an unadvertised, unplanned garage sale at this last minute notice...It says she always has at least a yearly one... Well my family does that. An annual with those who want to joining in a group one. A couple of my sisters stay pretty organized with them meaning when that yearly one is over, they ditch what didn't sell other than taking back things that are worth keeping and trying to sell on the next one. Those things they keep nicely, priced and marked and ready in totes for the next year's sale, etc. They might add items over the year that they now want to get rid of so there will be new items each year too.

I think if she routinely had at least one a year, it is conceivable she could have had one without putting in a lot of work at the last minute. Just haul out last year's bins, etc... But again, why? Why unadvertised? And last minute? What was the need?

And then those that have them constantly generally don't work... Both members of this couple worked... Unadvertised with probably repeat items is going to result in what for sales, miss a day of work for little return in $$ and miss a day when work already has to be without you for your planned anniversary trip.

Again, it just doesn't add up. And squeeze it in when you have a trip planned and probably (would be true in most jobs) have a lot of work to ensure is taken care of while you are gone to prepare for but instead you decide to miss a day's work again...

Here too there are possibilities that would explain it. Maybe it is a slow time of year where she works. Maybe she had vacation days to us up before month end or something...

But the other possibility, forget an affair even, were there problems at work... Again, she needed an excuse to not go in... Was she about to quit... Be fired... Was she having trouble with someone at work? Was someone upset who was going to have to cover for her when she went to Florida and she was sticking it to her leaving her more to deal with by not going in on what was likely her last work day before vacation... Many thoughts. Maybe nothing.

And from there, there are more or other directions... Did the husband get her to have a last minute garage sale somehow... Ensuring she would be home that day... I mean who would she have been with the night before when she decided this... Who would have possibly helped her get totes of things out, etc... Did he encourage it and a day off...

Summary: I myself have never decided to nor known ANYONE who decided on a Thursday night when they worked on Friday (she did as she had to call in) to have a garage sale at the last minute and call into work. I certainly have never known anyone to do that and miss work last minute. It would have had to be small, or all pre-priced and ready from a garage sale before and then worth missing work over...

And then on top of a trip that is imminent. It is said she was packed and ready. Okay. That seems to imply a planned trip, planned vacation time and again probably all saved for, paid for, budgeted for...

I do know people who have garage sales like every single week in the summer in our area or even every day but the sign never comes down and they are generally stay at home moms. Most people learn they have the same sh*t they had the last week and it isn't a new sale with new stuff...

Maybe some of these things have been answered prior in this case, it's not as if I recall everything but and it may seem like making a mountain out of a molehill but again, it doesn't add up to me or make sense.

The article when posted here spurred a few thoughts and then reading it all spurred more. So I'm just putting thoughts here as I would think it would get other thoughts turning by others that maybe haven't crossed our minds before... Brainstorming with back and forth...

I get it if she advertised it and they had unique or hot items...

Other parts of the article added to this also bring thoughts but I'm going to keep to one thing here. This is way long enough already...

Co-workers knew or a few did she was doing this. She had to call work to do it and take the day off... The choice to have a garage sale caused the day off and caused the co-workers to know... She was already planning to take work time off for the anniversary trip. The garage sale is the reason she is home and the co-workers know... These things seem to all zing back and forth at each other for lack of a better way to put it...

Work and husband. These seem the most likely to me of who knew that may have had motive... Few knew as they say...

I'm not rereading this before posting this. I hope it makes sense and isn't filled with hard to follow thoughts and typos.

I think on reading the entire article the husband makes the most sense and that doesn't mean I'm attacking him or saying there is proof or it is a certainty, just that it seems most likely... Going on in the article adds to what i said here... Someone seemed to have an idea of the cameras and how to stay away from them... It is unlikely a coworker would... In this article which seems to be thorough there isn't much about where he was and his actions or interviews, etc. other than saying when he left for work that day and that someone likely knew it or the routines... He would know first and foremost...

Sooo....

Oh and it also said later in the article that she wasn't dead but died at the hospital so circling back to be sure well, she wasn't... I wondered earlier how that would tell them if she was and after reading this, it makes that point, if they thought she was, they were wrong...

Adding: I just reread a bit and it does say she hoped to use the proceeds for this upcoming trip... Yet it also says this was a planned trip... Last minute on one hand with the garage sale but prior planned on the other hand with the trip. It doesn't jive. Some thing is wrong here with this husband and wife's planned trip but wife having a last minute garage sale... UNADVERTISED when they knew they were going on this trip and could have done this a prior weekend, advertised heavily, etc. Again missing a day's work to make money... It BUGS me.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Reward increased to $50K for tips to solve 2019 murder of Tomball woman killed before garage sale

Three years ago today, the 29-year-old was gunned down in her own driveway while setting up for a garage sale. Her killer is still out there.

abc13.com

Reward increased to $50K for tips to solve 2019 murder of Tomball woman killed before garage sale​

For three years, a family in Tomball has been searching for justice.

Today, Crime Stoppers and the Harris County Sheriff's Office announced that the reward for information in her case has been increased to $50,000.

It has been an anguishing three years for the Nuelle family. They know the person who killed Liz is still on the streets, and they are determined to bring those responsible to justice.

"Here we are, three years. Doggedly engaged in this fight for justice for a young woman who was taken from all of us," Liz's father, Bob Nuelle, said at a press conference Tuesday.

Detective Wallace Wyatt ensured that Liz's case is not going cold. He said just recently, investigators traveled to Miami to interview a person of interest.

"We want more leads. We follow every lead," Wyatt said.

"Unsolved cases are the unfinished business of law enforcement," Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said at the press conference. "The detectives you see who are on this case will never forget Liz, and they won't stop until they complete the case."

"That is 50,000 reasons for someone to come forward and do the right thing," Nuelle said. "Provide an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers and get this coward off the streets."

The family also launched a new information website about the case at www.whokilledlizbarraza.com.

 

[GrandmaBear]

I wonder who is in Miami, actually called them a person of interest. Different than Orlando but both in Florida. They were about to go to Orlando on a trip but never went before she was killed. It's probably nothing but is there a Florida connection in either family, friends, etc.? Did someone they knew move to Florida after she died?

 

[noZme]

detailed timeline on this site

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[GrandmaBear]

detailed timeline on this site

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I've looked at this case many a time but I'm not sure until reading this timeline I knew just how many times this Nissan was seen and just how many cameras it was caught on... I mean I knew it was seen more than once and had turned around but the number of times and cameras in the timeline surprised me.

It makes it really difficult to understand there being no arrest here or finding the vehicle.

Everything about this one screams hired hitman to me. I don't necessarily mean a professional one. I also don't necessarily mean male.

The garage sale is a great other source of a possibility but it's also a great cover or misdirection and a great way to get her out of a secured home or place of safety or know when she would be.

It is Houston and she did have an alarm set in the house so even though she was home she had the alarm on...

It could be anything but it seems to me most likely someone knew some things, habits, plans... Just speculating, jmo.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Harris County investigators confirm murder weapon used in 2019 Tomball woman's murder

Elizabeth "Liz" Barraza was shot and killed in her driveway almost four years ago while setting up a garage sale to pay for an anniversary trip.

abc13.com

Harris County investigators confirm murder weapon used in 2019 Tomball woman's murder​

A Tomball woman was shot and killed in her own driveway while setting up for a garage sale nearly four years ago, and investigators have recently revealed the murder weapon that was used.

Investigators have confirmed for the first time that the gun used in the killing was a revolver.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Four years later, investigators, family members still searching for answers in Liz Barraza's murder case

She was gunned down in the driveway of her Tomball home as she was setting up for a garage sale. Now, four years later, there are still more questions than answers.

www.khou.com

Four years later, investigators, family members still searching for answers in Liz Barraza's murder case​

It has been four years since Elizabeth Barraza was gunned down while she was setting up for a garage sale in front of her Tomball home.

Four years later, her parents still hold onto hope that their daughter's killer will be found. They said the days since their daughter was killed have been filled with anguish.

"I would not wish the last four years of our life on anybody," Liz's father, Bob Nuelle, said. “At the end of the day, all we care about are the people that did this are caught, successfully prosecuted and kept from ever doing this to another family."


Last January, Crime Stoppers increased the reward to $50,000 for information that leads them to the suspect.

Harris County Sheriff's Office Det. Wallace Wyatt has been on the case and said the biggest piece of evidence is the surveillance video. He said the killer appeared to be wearing a disguise when they walked up the driveway and shot Liz.

“Everybody is still a suspect until we found out who this is,” Wyatt said.

The shooter's getaway vehicle is also seen in the video. It was a black Nissan Frontier truck. The truck can be seen circling the neighborhood before and after the shooting. Investigators said they've looked at hundreds of vehicles that match the description, even rentals.

“I’ve pulled all the records for the rental vehicles and looked at the persons who rented a vehicle similar to that during that timespan," Wyatt said.

So far, they've had no luck.


Investigators scrubbed the couple's digital footprint and found no reason anyone would want to hurt them.

“Liz was such a kind person," her mother, Rosemary Nuelle, said. “Maybe somebody was jealous of her. Maybe they were jealous of Sergio and Liz’s relationship."

 

[buyerninety]

Seems to me it's a female (still possible she was wearing a wig)
Strides quickly up, brings the handgun up (free of the coat) in their
right hand, EB sees it and gives a quick step back in horror, the
shooter says their piece (e.g. remember when you did this/that/
way back when/to me/someoneelse), concurrently gets a little
weak-kneed with what they're about to do and maybe needs to
steady themself by placing their left hand on whatever item is on
the table, brings the gun up slightly and fires.
Note, the shooter is at least a step too close to the victim, a man or
aware woman might have been able to try and swarm the shooter
and get hit by only one or two shots before the distance is closed -
the shooter should have been about a couple of steps further back.
Not sure about the first shot (can't be sure if the DailyFail video
dropped a video frame just as when the shooting starts), looks like
for the second shot the shooter didn't straighten their arm so there
is a slight appearance of the shooter taking that recoil partly in their
elbow, then gives a slight impression of the shooter then slightly
flicking the gun forward as they then next fire as you might see in a
bad cowboy movie.
The shooter seems like someone who's practiced shooting the gun
but isn't particularly handgun familiar. Didn't use their free left hand
to steady the gun as they fired. Also the shooter get's a fright as
they drive off (thinks - is she really dead?), so redrives past the
crime scene to check if EB was moving.
Seems like the police need to be checking waay further back, sure
all pipeline inspection jobs but also whatever jobs EB worked at
before the pipeline work, also did she steal someones boyfriend in
High/Middle School, things way back like that. And then be sure to
ensure they have the complete database of every entity who had
ownership of that exact vehicle in every continental state at that
time (or any record of that exact vehicle that came over the border
from Mexico into every border State thenabouts) - which I'm
guessing they haven't bothered to do.

 

[Kimster]

Seems to me it's a female (still possible she was wearing a wig)
Strides quickly up, brings the handgun up (free of the coat) in their
right hand, EB sees it and gives a quick step back in horror, the
shooter says their piece (e.g. remember when you did this/that/
way back when/to me/someoneelse), concurrently gets a little
weak-kneed with what they're about to do and maybe needs to
steady themself by placing their left hand on whatever item is on
the table, brings the gun up slightly and fires.
Note, the shooter is at least a step too close to the victim, a man or
aware woman might have been able to try and swarm the shooter
and get hit by only one or two shots before the distance is closed -
the shooter should have been about a couple of steps further back.
Not sure about the first shot (can't be sure if the DailyFail video
dropped a video frame just as when the shooting starts), looks like
for the second shot the shooter didn't straighten their arm so there
is a slight appearance of the shooter taking that recoil partly in their
elbow, then gives a slight impression of the shooter then slightly
flicking the gun forward as they then next fire as you might see in a
bad cowboy movie.
The shooter seems like someone who's practiced shooting the gun
but isn't particularly handgun familiar. Didn't use their free left hand
to steady the gun as they fired. Also the shooter get's a fright as
they drive off (thinks - is she really dead?), so redrives past the
crime scene to check if EB was moving.
Seems like the police need to be checking waay further back, sure
all pipeline inspection jobs but also whatever jobs EB worked at
before the pipeline work, also did she steal someones boyfriend in
High/Middle School, things way back like that. And then be sure to
ensure they have the complete database of every entity who had
ownership of that exact vehicle in every continental state at that
time (or any record of that exact vehicle that came over the border
from Mexico into every border State thenabouts) - which I'm
guessing they haven't bothered to do.

For some reason, I thought they arrested someone in this case! I'm surprised they still haven't found the killer with all the cameras out in neighborhoods these days. I've always felt it was someone she knew, too, even if only casually.

 

[Kimster]

For some reason, I thought they arrested someone in this case! I'm surprised they still haven't found the killer with all the cameras out inI ne neighborhoods these days. I've always felt it was someone she knew, too, even if only casually.

I need to elaborate on my comment.

In the Idaho killings, they were able to obtain video camera footage in the neighborhood to get a better view of the vehicle. Seems like the same could have been found in this case. Also, there's the ALPRs availability that can track license plates. Surely there's a LOT of ALPRs in the Houston area.

Automated License Plate Readers

Automated license plate readers (ALPRs) are high-speed, computer-controlled camera systems that are typically mounted on street poles, streetlights, highway overpasses, mobile trailers, or attached to police squad cars. ALPRs automatically capture all license plate numbers that come into view...

www.eff.org

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Almost another year. Still no answers.

Nearly 5 years later and no suspect: A timeline of the Tomball woman killed while setting up for garage sale

It was a shooting that shocked most Houstonians. Not only was it bizarre, but it seemed to be random.

www.click2houston.com

Nearly 5 years later and no suspect: A timeline of the Tomball woman killed while setting up for garage sale​

It was a shooting that shocked most Houstonians. Not only was it bizarre, but it seemed to be random.

It was Jan. 25, 2019, when a woman was gunned down while setting up for a garage sale at her home in northwest Harris County.

The incident left deputies, neighbors, and investigators puzzled. And the most shocking part -- the entire shooting was captured on surveillance video.

But, almost five years later, there are still no arrests, motives, or potential leads.

Dec. 2023

• Texas Rangers, the FBI and the Texas Anti-Gang Unit join Barraza’s case.
• Detectives confirmed they had gathered new leads but did not go into detail.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

New video shows raw moments shortly after Tomball woman killed in her driveway nearly 5 years ago

Nearly five years later, Liz Barraza's murder remains unsolved despite a $50,000 reward. She was gunned down while setting up a garage sale in her Tomball driveway nearly five years ago.

abc13.com

New video shows raw moments shortly after Tomball woman killed in her driveway nearly 5 years ago​

New video shows the emotional moments after Elizabeth "Liz" Barraza was gunned down in her Tomball-area driveway as she was setting up for a garage sale nearly five years ago.

The new video was recently posted on a YouTube channel created in mid-November and is not affiliated with law enforcement. It comes from the in-car cameras of a Harris County Precinct 4 Constable's Office patrol unit. ABC13 has verified its authenticity.

"It tears me apart to see that. It's hard to watch myself go through that and remember all of that," Sergio told ABC13 Thursday about the video. "It's really tough re-living all of that. I hate that we haven't had this solved yet."


This appears to be the video.