Parents plead for help finding killer of their 20-year-old daughter in Raleigh
The parents of a young woman found dead in her Raleigh apartment are asking for help finding whoever killed their daughter.
Christina Maria Matos, 20, was found in her Signature 1505 apartment on Hillsborough Street, near the N.C. State University campus, after the Raleigh Police Department followed up on a welfare call Sunday night.
The case is being investigated as a homicide, police said Monday.
Matos was a member of the Clayton High School Class of 2020, according to the Johnston County Report. She took classes at Wake Technical Community College last fall, but was not currently enrolled, according to a school spokesperson.
“She was a very beautiful girl,” her father, Geraldo Matos, told ABC11, The News & Observer’s media partner. “I can’t believe it. I need answers. I need justice.”
“We want to know what happened,” added Geraldo’s wife, Yolanda, according to ABC11.
911 call released; bar plans memorial
Authorities released a 911 call from a woman worried about Matos who asked if her family had reported her missing.
“I have a concern about a missing person,” the woman said. “I was really curious if her family called in about it. I have her address, I know where she was last seen. It was on Friday.”
Matos was a former server at Jonathan’s Sports Lounge & Grill, according to the bar’s Facebook page. A phone call to the bar was not returned Monday afternoon
“Sending our condolences to the family of our former server Christina Matos, who has passed away,” the Facebook post said. “We will be holding a memorial at Jonathan’s Sports Lounge & Grill on Wednesday, April 7 at 7 p.m.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact Raleigh CrimeStoppers at 919-834-4357 or visit raleighcrimestoppers.org.
This story was originally published April 5, 2021 at 11:47 AM.
