SAN ANTONIO — The family of a 17-year-old girl found dead in a ditch are planning to host a march in her honor Sunday.
In March police found Kaitlin Hernandez's body minutes away from her northeast-side home.
Authorities said Hernandez had left her house earlier in the night with a man from her neighborhood. When Hernandez did not return her family called the police. Kaitlin's aunt Crystal Barron Rodriguez says the past month has felt 'like a bad dream [the family] can't wake up from.'
Police found Hernandez's body about an hour later in a ditch. Police said Hernandez was naked, and her body had visible signs of trauma. The medical examiner's office said she was strangled.
“We want justice for Kaitlin and for our families," Barron Rodriguez said. "So we can have some peace.”
According to a flyer Hernandez's family will meet on Sunday, April 14 at 6 p.m. on the corner of Dell Oak Drive and Ashland Drive between Walzem Road and Eisenhauer Road - where she was found.
The family encourages family and friends to bring signs. They hope this march will help bring justice for Hernandez.
During the course of the investigation police had initially identified a person of interest but investigators have not named a suspect in the case.
There is also a crime stoppers reward for information that leads to an arrest.
Hernandez's family said this has been incredibly frustrating. Rodriguez has been recently posting on social media calling for justice for her niece.
“It’s heartbreaking because they get to live their lives but yet my niece, they took her from us."
Rodriguez believes someone from the neighborhood witnessed what happened to Hernandez.
If you know anything about this case, you are advised to call crime stoppers at 210-224-STOP and you can remain anonymous.
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