HOUSTON - A man charged in a string of violent murders and assaults in California may be linked to the disappearance of two family members in the Houston area.
KHOU 11 News has been following the case for the last month.
TIMELINE OF EVENTS
Aug. 26: Roy Escobar, 65, is last seen at his home in southwest Houston.
Aug. 28: Dina Escobar, 61, is last seen searching for her brother near his home.
Aug. 30: Dina Escobar’s van is found burned on a beach in Galveston
Sept. 8: A homeless man is attacked in Santa Monica, Calif. Ramon Escobar, 47, is a person of interest, according to police.
Sept. 10: A homeless man is attacked in Santa Monica. Escobar is a person of interest in the assault.
Sept. 16: Three homeless men are attacked with baseball bat in downtown Los Angeles. Two of the men die. Escobar is charged in all three attacks.
Sept. 20: A fisherman is bludgeoned to death while sleeping under the Santa Monica Pier. Police confirm Escobar is a person of interest in the case.
Sept. 24: Escobar is arrested after reportedly attacking a homeless man in Santa Monica.
Sept. 25: Houston police confirm Escobar is a person of interest in the disappearance of his aunt and uncle, Dina and Roy.
Sept. 26: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials say Ramon Escobar was first ordered removed from the country in 1988 and deported to his native El Salvador six times between 1997 and 2011.