Teen charged with killing his family in Nash, Texas, has hearing scheduled

Cesar Olalde is charged with capital murder in the May 2023 deaths of his parents and siblings. (Bi-State Detention Center via AP)
Cesar Olalde is charged with capital murder in the May 2023 deaths of his parents and siblings. (Bi-State Detention Center via AP)

TEXARKANA, Texas -- A Nash, Texas, teenager accused of killing his family in May is scheduled for a hearing Monday at the Bi-State Justice Center, according to court records.

Cesar Olalde, 18, is scheduled to appear before Bowie County 202nd District Judge John Tidwell with his Public Defender Jeff Harrelson, according to court records.

Olalde has been indicted on charges of capital murder of multiple persons and capital murder of a child under 10. He pleaded not guilty at a previous hearing and remains in Bi-State Detention Center on a $10 million bail.

Olalde allegedly killed his parents, Reuben Olalde and Aida Garcia, along with older sister Lisbet Olalde and 5-year-old brother Oliver Olalde on May 23 at the family's home in Nash, according to an arrest affidavit. Each person had been shot repeatedly, and police found multiple spent cartridges on the floor.

Punishment for capital murder in Texas is either the death penalty or life in prison without parole. Prosecutors in Bowie County have not yet announced if they will seek the death penalty for Olalde.

A coworker of Lisbet Olalde went to the Olalde house the morning of May 23 when Lisbet did not show up for work. The coworker and another family member were able to get inside house, where Cesar reportedly met them with a gun, according to the affidavit.

The coworker told police Cesar said he had killed his family because they were cannibals and were going to eat him, according to the affidavit.

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