December 26 arrived quietly, carrying the weight of two years.
For most people, it was just another winter day after Christmas.
For two families in San Antonio, it marked an anniversary that never fades.

Two years earlier, Savanah Nicole Soto and Matthew Guerra were found.
Not alive, not waiting, not lost.
But gone.

Savanah was eighteen years old.
She was nine months pregnant and days away from giving birth.

Her future was supposed to begin, not end.

Matthew Guerra was twenty-two.
He was preparing to become a father.
He was building a life alongside someone he loved.

They disappeared on December 22, 2023.

Savanah failed to show up for her scheduled induction.
That silence set everything in motion.

Families waited.
Phones rang unanswered.
Worry grew heavier by the hour.

Four days later, on December 26, the waiting ended.

Their bodies were found inside Matthew’s parked car.
The location was an apartment complex on the Northwest Side of San Antonio.

Law enforcement quickly confirmed what no one wanted to hear.

Both Savanah and Matthew had been shot to death.
Savanah’s unborn child had also died.

Three lives were gone.
One family never got to meet a baby they had already named.

Another lost a son who would never come home.

Investigators believe the killings did not happen where the car was found.
They say the couple was murdered elsewhere.
Their bodies were moved afterward.

That detail changed everything.
It suggested planning, not panic.
It suggested help, not isolation.

Surveillance footage became the key.
Cameras captured two vehicles near the scene shortly before the discovery.

One was the victims’ car.

The other was a dark pickup truck.
That truck would lead investigators closer to the truth.
Frame by frame, the story began to unfold.

Police traced the truck to its owner, Ramon Preciado.

From there, the investigation widened.
What followed would shock the community.

Ramon’s nineteen-year-old son, Christopher Preciado, was arrested.
He was charged with capital murder involving multiple victims.
The charges included abuse of a corpse and concealment.

Investigators allege Christopher shot Savanah and Matthew.
They believe it happened during a drug deal gone wrong.
A moment that destroyed multiple families forever.

But the case did not stop there.

Authorities allege that after the killings, help arrived.
And that help came from within the family.

Ramon Preciado, fifty-three, was arrested.
He was charged with abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence.

Police say he helped move the bodies.

Myrta Romanos was also arrested.
She was Christopher’s stepmother and Ramon’s wife.
She lived in the same home as both men.

Authorities charged her with abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence.

They alleged the gun used belonged to her.
They said she tried to hide it during a search.

Surveillance footage placed her near key moments.
Investigators believed she played a role after the murders.

But the case took another turn.

In November 2025, a judge dismissed all charges against Myrta Romanos.
Prosecutors were not ready for trial.
Key forensic evidence had not been completed in time.

The dismissal did not equal innocence.
The state may re-file charges once DNA and fingerprint testing is complete.
For families, it felt like another delay in an already painful process.

Ramon Preciado posted bond in February 2025.
The amount was four hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
He was released while awaiting trial.

His case remains tied to his son’s.
Delays continue as proceedings are coordinated.

Justice moves slowly.

Christopher Preciado remains in jail.
His bond is set at one million dollars.
He is scheduled for trial on February 2, 2026.

Prosecutors reviewed the case carefully.
They declined to seek the death penalty.
If convicted, Christopher faces life without parole.

For some family members, that decision cut deep.
Many had publicly supported the death penalty.
They felt the crime warranted the harshest punishment.

Alongside the criminal case, a civil battle began.
The families of Soto and Guerra filed a lawsuit.
They are seeking over one million dollars in damages.

The lawsuit names the Preciado family.
It alleges responsibility for the deaths and suffering caused.
It is another attempt to find accountability.

Money cannot replace lives.
It cannot bring back a mother who never got to hold her baby.
But it can acknowledge harm.

Two years later, grief remains sharp.
Time has not softened it.
It has only changed its shape.

Savanah is remembered as young and hopeful.
She was excited to become a mother.
Her pregnancy was close to its end.

Matthew is remembered as devoted.
Friends say he was ready for fatherhood.
He wanted to protect his family.

Their unborn child never had a chance to breathe.
Never had a first cry.
Never had a name spoken aloud by the world.

Three lives were erased in one act of violence.
The ripple effects continue outward.
Parents, siblings, and loved ones carry the weight.

Families have spoken publicly about frustration.
They say justice feels slow and incomplete.
Every delay reopens wounds.

Surveillance footage solved part of the mystery.
But it did not bring peace.
It only showed how close they were to being saved.

Anniversaries like December 26 bring everything back.
The headlines.
The court dates.

The what-ifs.
The silence of a nursery that was never used.
The future that never arrived.

This case is not just about crime.
It is about youth, love, and loss.
It is about a baby who never made it into the world.

As trials approach, families wait again.
They wait for verdicts.
They wait for closure that may never fully come.

Two years later, Savanah and Matthew are still remembered.
Their names are still spoken.
Their story is not finished.

Justice may come slowly.
But memory does not fade.
And neither does the demand for answers.