Jury selection begins for Christopher Preciado, charged with capital murder in the deaths of a pregnant woman, her boyfriend, and unborn child.
SAN ANTONIO — It was a devastating crime that gripped San Antonio during the 2023 holiday season. A pregnant woman days away from giving birth, her boyfriend and their unborn child were killed on Christmas Eve in what police describe as a drug deal.
Now, their families are looking to the courts for justice in the deaths of Savanah Soto, 18, Matthew Guerra, 22, and their child, a baby boy they named Fabian. Soto was in final days of her pregnancy. A CLEAR Alert was issued on Christmas Day 2023 after she did not show up for her scheduled induction,
Their bodies were found with bullet wounds on Dec. 26, 2023, in a car found at a northwest-side apartment complex. Eight days later, a father in son were arrested in the grisly crime.
Jury selection begins Monday for the man charged with capital murder in their deaths, Christopher Preciado, who was 20 years old at the time of the murders. Police say the tragedy all begin over a marijuana deal.
Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales has already said he will not pursue the death penalty in this case.
Christopher’s father, Ramon Preciado, is also charged. He was arrested for tampering with evidence-intent to impair a human corpse and abuse of a corpse and was released on bond on Feb. 21, 2025. Preciado’s stepmother, Myrta Romanos, was previously arrested on similar allegations. However, the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office later dismissed the charges, citing the need for further investigation.
KENS 5 will follow all the updates and happenings in court as the trial proceeds.