Overview
- Tiffany Garza, 37, was last seen on March 25, 2019, and her disappearance became a cold case until new leads resurfaced years later.
- Investigators arrested Jeffrey Lee Devorah in 2023 after deputies found a backyard burn pit at his Poteet‑area home containing human bone fragments and significant blood evidence.
- A tip produced a witness who told investigators they saw Garza killed and helped burn her body in Devorah’s yard, and prosecutors say Devorah made incriminating statements to an ex‑girlfriend that matched the witness account.
- Forensic work recovered 14 bone fragments that Texas State experts identified as female and Bexar County Crime Lab testing produced a DNA profile consistent with Garza’s family line.
- A jury convicted Devorah of murder on Aug. 13, 2026, and a judge sentenced him to life in prison with parole eligibility after 30 years on Sept. 30, 2026, a conclusion prosecutors say holds him accountable after a prolonged, multi‑agency investigation.