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Judge sets $10 million bond for Venezuelan man accused of killing a 12-year-old Houston girl

Source: © 2024 Brett Coomer / Houston Chronicle

A judge in Texas set bond of $10 million Monday for an undocumented Venezuelan man accused of killing a 12-year-old Houston girl whose body was found in a creek after she disappeared during a walk to a convenience store.

Franklin Jose Peña Ramos, 26, is one of two men charged with capital murder in Jocelyn Nungaray's death. The other is Johan Jose Martinez-Rangel,

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