{"id":88601,"date":"2023-12-09T17:48:58","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T17:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/?p=88601"},"modified":"2023-12-09T17:48:58","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T17:48:58","slug":"16-year-old-texas-cheerleader-found-murdered-in-bathtub-and-her-mom-thinks-she-knew-the-killer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/celebrities\/16-year-old-texas-cheerleader-found-murdered-in-bathtub-and-her-mom-thinks-she-knew-the-killer\/","title":{"rendered":"16-Year-Old Texas Cheerleader Found Murdered In Bathtub &#8211; And Her Mom Thinks She &#039;Knew&#039; The Killer!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Police are desperately looking for the person responsible for the murder of a 16-year-old cheerleader earlier this week. And the teenager\u2019s mother has suspicions about who it could be.<\/p>\n<p>According to <em>KTRK<\/em>, <strong>Lizbeth Medina<\/strong> was supposed to perform in a holiday parade with her cheerleading squad on Tuesday in Edna, Texas. When her mom, <strong>Jacqueline Medina<\/strong>, didn&#8217;t see the teen at the event, though, she knew something was wrong. She rushed home to the Cottonwood Apartments and made a horrendous discovery. Jacqueline found her daughter unresponsive in a bathtub. She told the outlet:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNobody ever wants to see your child in the bathtub the way I found her. The curtains were closed so I didn&#8217;t see her, but when I opened those curtains. I just want justice for my baby.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She immediately called 911. Per a statement from <strong>The Edna Police Department<\/strong>, officers were dispatched to the apartment complex just before 7:00 p.m. that day. First responders attempted to save her &#8212; but it was too late. Lizabeth was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Incredibly heartbreaking. This poor girl and her mom. As of right now, police have not released a ton of details about the situation, including the cause of death. However, her death is being investigated as capital murder by the Edna Police Department, with the help of the Texas Rangers and Texas Department of Public Safety. No suspects have been identified either.<\/p>\n<p>But Jacqueline has a theory on the matter. She shared with <em>KTRK<\/em> that there were no signs of forced entry in their apartment, so she believes Lizbeth possibly knew her killer:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLisbeth knew the person because there was no signs of forced entry, so she knew the person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>OMG\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Since her passing, the family has set up a <strong>GoFundMe<\/strong> fundraiser to help with the funeral costs. The Edna Police then asked on <strong>Facebook<\/strong> anyone with information about the case to come forward:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe just ask you to be vigilant and aware of your surroundings and if you know anything that could potentially help out in this case, please contact the Edna Police Department at 361-782-6522 and\/or Crime Stoppers at 361-552-CASH(2274). We ask you to join us in continuing to lift this family up in prayer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Our hearts go out to Jacqueline and the community in Edna. This is such a horrific tragedy. Learn more details about the case (below):<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"lazyload\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Urgent manhunt for suspect after 16-year-old cheerleader found dead\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sTxQNFusRho?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Related Posts<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/perezhilton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ryan-Edwards-Drug-Test-Results-Are-In-1024x706.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/perezhilton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Songwriter-Tiffany-Red-Backs-Cassies-Abuse-Claims-Against-Diddy-1024x848.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/perezhilton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/russell-simmons-speaks-out-allegations-1024x747.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/perezhilton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chrys-Zylka-Explains-Paris-Hilton-Breakup-Confirms-NDA-1024x646.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/perezhilton.com\/16-year-old-texas-cheerleader-found-murdered-in-bathtub-mom-thinks-knew-killer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police are desperately looking for the person responsible for the murder of a 16-year-old cheerleader earlier this week. And the teenager\u2019s mother has suspicions about who it could be. According to KTRK, Lizbeth Medina was supposed to perform in a holiday parade with her cheerleading squad on Tuesday in Edna, Texas. When her mom, Jacqueline Medina, didn&#8217;t see the teen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":88600,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>16-Year-Old Texas Cheerleader Found Murdered In Bathtub - And Her Mom Thinks She &#039;Knew&#039; The Killer! - Celebrity Tidings<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/celebrities\/16-year-old-texas-cheerleader-found-murdered-in-bathtub-and-her-mom-thinks-she-knew-the-killer\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"16-Year-Old Texas Cheerleader Found Murdered In Bathtub - And Her Mom Thinks She &#039;Knew&#039; The Killer! - Celebrity Tidings\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Police are desperately looking for the person responsible for the murder of a 16-year-old cheerleader earlier this week. 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