Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Cold Case Solved With Prison Sentence

A very cold case -- closed. 56-year-old Gilbert Talamantes of San Angelo has been sentenced to sixteen years in prison in the 1976 stabbing death of Manuel Rodriguez. Cold case detectives reopened the case, tracked down leads and produced evidence that led to Talamantes' indictment for murder by a Tom Green County grand jury. He subsequently pled guilty to a reduced charge of voluntary manslaughter. Talamantes already serving time in prison for a variety of drug and burglary offenses.

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