SAN ANTONIO \u2013 The trial for a man accused in the murders of Savannah Soto, Matthew Guerra and their unborn child will get underway with jury selection on Monday. <\/p>\n
Christopher Preciado is facing up to life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted. <\/p>\n
December 2023<\/p>\n
What began as a missing-person report just before Christmas 2023 became one of the most talked-about cases in San Antonio. <\/p>\n
Soto, who was expected to be induced to deliver her son, never showed up for her appointment on Dec. 22, 2023. <\/p>\n
Soto and her boyfriend, Guerra, were last heard from on Dec. 21, 2023, according to family and police statements. <\/p>\n
Soto\u2019s family reported her as a missing person, and authorities issued a statewide CLEAR Alert on Christmas Day.<\/p>\n
By Dec. 26, Soto and Guerra were found dead in Guerra\u2019s vehicle at an apartment complex in Leon Valley, police said. <\/p>\n
At the time, SAPD released very little information but said both were found with gunshot wounds. <\/p>\n
Savanah Soto and Matthew Guerra (KSAT 12 News)Investigation<\/p>\n
Investigators later released security video on Dec. 28 that appeared to show a truck pulling up beside Guerra\u2019s vehicle and two people appearing to clean the car door.<\/p>\n
On Jan. 3, 2024, arrests were made. Christopher Preciado, 19, was arrested and charged with capital murder, and his father, Ramon Preciado, was arrested on charges of tampering with evidence and abuse of a human corpse, according to arrest records and police statements.<\/p>\n
Authorities also arrested Myrta Romanos, Christopher Preciado\u2019s mother, on allegations that she tried to help cover up the crime.<\/p>\n
Christopher Preciado, Myrta Romanos and Ramon Preciado (KSAT)<\/p>\n
Soto and Guerra\u2019s families said they did not know Christopher and Ramon Preciado. Police said the dispute that led to the killings began with a drug deal. <\/p>\n
According to an arrest affidavit, Christopher Preciado told police that Guerra pulled a gun on him and that he was able to \u201cmanipulate it,\u201d and that Soto and Guerra were shot in that sequence. <\/p>\n
Police said Christopher Preciado\u2019s version of events did not match the crime-scene evidence.<\/p>\n
Heading to trial <\/p>\n
The case moved through the court system once the three suspects were indicted. <\/p>\n
Ramon Preciado, in February 2025, was able to get released from the Bexar County Adult Detention Center after his bond was reduced. <\/p>\n
Romanos was expected to go to trial in November 2025, but after the state sought a reset that the court denied, prosecutors dismissed all charges against her.<\/p>\n
The case against Christopher Preciado moved forward and was finally set for trial. <\/p>\n
Jury selection is set to begin on March 16, and opening statements and testimony are scheduled to start on March 17.<\/p>\n
The trial is expected to last more than a week. The witness list includes law enforcement officers from multiple agencies, an expert witness and family members from the Guerra and Soto families. <\/p>\n
The witness list also includes Ramon Preciado and Romanos, but it\u2019s not known whether they will be called up or not. <\/p>\n
The judge is not allowing the trial to be livestreamed, but KSAT 12 will have continuous updates on the case. <\/p>\n
More coverage of this story on KSAT:<\/p>\n
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