MUS-2026-0654
Archive card
MUS-2026-0654
Homicide
- Incident
- 1995
- Indexed
- Nov 4, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- El Paso Police Department
- Location
- El Paso TX
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Celia Loya, 30, an office manager and mother in El Paso, Texas, called colleagues on February 7, 1995, to say she would be late, but never arrived. She was found dead in her east El Paso home that day, from blunt force injuries to the head and body, with signs of an apparent struggle. El Paso police and Texas Rangers pursued leads over three decades with no arrests and no suspect publicly named. In October 2026 Texas DPS featured her case in its Texas Rangers cold case program.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- Feb 7, 1995
She calls her workplace to say she will be late and is found dead at home that day from blunt force injuries.
- Oct 16, 2026
Texas DPS announces Loya as a featured Texas Rangers cold case.
Key people
The people in the file.
30, of El Paso. Office manager and mother, found dead at home on February 7, 1995.
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Investigating agency
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