A Central Texas man is facing capital murder charges in the deaths of three people with Mansfield ties — including a mother who had recently moved to Georgetown seeking a fresh start .

Raul Franco Jr., 26, was already in custody on unrelated charges in Williamson and Bell counties when Judge Donna King signed the arrest warrant on Friday.

Georgetown police say surveillance footage, interviews, and physical evidence link Franco to the killings.

Victims found inside Georgetown apartment

Just before 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, officers were called to the 300 block of Luther Drive in Georgetown.

Inside an apartment in the fast-growing city north of Austin, they found 39-year-old Doneisha Brooks, her 8-year-old daughter, Olivia Brooks, and their cousin, 34-year-old Alonzo Hawkin

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