Man charged with mom's murder after her body was found in pickup near LaPorte

Charges have been filed against a suspect arrested in the death of a Houston mom, 38-year-old Maria Marquez. Her body was discovered in a pickup truck in LaPorte on November 21.  

HPD Homicide detectives say the suspect, Luis Moron Romero, 36 has been charged with murder and tampering with evidence.   

HPD officers say they responded to a report a pickup truck parked in a field at 8520 LaPorte Freeway at 8:45 pm on November 21.  Romero was taken into custody on Tuesday and admitted to investigators his involvement in Marquez's death.