“I know I’m gonna get it one day. I’m hoping, you know, because I have a lot of faith in God,” Gonzales’ father said.
SAN ANTONIO — The holidays once brought joy to Eddie Gonzales. Now, they serve as a reminder of the absence of his daughter, Meagan, whose unsolved killing continues to haunt him six years later.
“I was always real happy at this time, and I still am — but not as much as I used to be,” Gonzales said.
For Gonzales, Christmas music is one of the toughest triggers.
“When I hear songs that Meagan used to sing to me,” he said, the season becomes a mix of grief and memories.
Meagan Gonzales was last seen on Nov. 10, 2019. After she went missing, her stepmother spotted a man driving Meagan’s truck. The vehicle was later found abandoned at an apartment complex near Bandera Road and Loop 410.
Weeks passed with no answers. Then, on Dec. 3, a woman’s burned body was found in a field in far southwest Bexar County. Eddie feared the worst as he followed news reports. Investigators eventually confirmed the remains were Meagan’s.
“Do you know that girl was your daughter?” he recalled hearing. “I wanted to go crazy that day.”
Since then, the holidays have carried a different tone for the Gonzales family.
“It was terrible, and this time it just reminds me of all this,” he said.
Meagan’s case remains unsolved, but her father refuses to let it fade. Over the past two years, advocates have helped bring renewed attention to the investigation. A nonprofit, Search & Support San Antonio, created an AI-generated video of Meagan telling her story, and also released a sketch of the man seen driving her truck after she disappeared.
All of it, Eddie hopes, will generate new leads.
“They’re all enjoying their lives,” he said of those responsible. “They need to be put away.”
Now, six years after Meagan’s death, Eddie says closure would be the greatest gift he could receive this holiday season.
“I know I’m gonna get it one day,” he said. “I’m hoping, because I have a lot of faith in God.”
Anyone with information about the killing of Meagan Gonzales is urged to contact the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office. Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest.