{"id":1545,"date":"2026-07-21T20:47:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T20:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/?p=1545"},"modified":"2026-07-21T20:47:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T20:47:57","slug":"texas-moms-last-post-before-smiling-sisters-stabbed-her-to-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/?p=1545","title":{"rendered":"Texas mom\u2019s last post before \u201csmiling\u201d sisters stabbed her to death"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"show-inline-featured-image wp-caption alignnone\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-main-thumbnail size-main-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/07\/06075056\/amis-664x350.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/07\/06075056\/amis-664x350.jpg 664w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/07\/06075056\/amis-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/07\/06075056\/amis-412x216.jpg 412w\" alt=\"Credit: Facebook \/ Caro Pe\u00f1a &amp; YouTube\" width=\"664\" height=\"350\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Facebook \/ Caro Pe\u00f1a &amp; YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Just days before she was fatally stabbed outside a Texas drive-through, Caroline Pe\u00f1a shared a Facebook post that now leaves those who loved her with an especially painful reminder of the life she never finished.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-759562880\" class=\"newsner-after_first_paragraph\">\n<div id=\"intext_196335_1_wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the afternoon of June 25, 32-year-old Caroline \u201cCaro\u201d Pe\u00f1a was attacked in broad daylight in Del Rio, Texas, after what police described as a violent confrontation that ended in tragedy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the\u00a0Del Rio Police Department\u00a0(DRPD), officers were dispatched to Val Verde Regional Medical Center at about 2:10 p.m. after receiving reports of a woman suffering from multiple stab wounds. Investigators\u00a0said the assault\u00a0had taken place on East 10th Street before Pe\u00f1a was rushed to the hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDue to the severity of her injuries, the victim was transported to a medical facility in San Antonio for emergency treatment,\u201d DRPD shared, explaining that only hours later, the mother of five had died.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-41dc2b7b1060d93b8edd091c09cb4303\" class=\"newsner-41dc2b7b1060d93b8edd091c09cb4303 newsner-incide_content_once\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to CBS affiliate KENS 5, Pe\u00f1a suffered two stab wounds to her back and another to her stomach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis wasn\u2019t something that happened in a back alley,\u201d longtime friend Zelina Ochoa told the\u00a0outlet. \u201cThis happened at the corner near Sonic on one of our busiest roads in broad daylight.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-cookie-and-kitty\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cookie and Kitty<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As investigators reviewed surveillance footage and interviewed witnesses, they quickly identified sisters Amaya \u201cCookie\u201d Diaz, 19, and Kitty Mia Diaz, 21, along with 21-year-old Kyandra Renee Faz.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police report that after Pe\u00f1a was brutally stabbed by Cookie, Kitty and Faz joined the assault, continuing to beat her as she lay on the ground, bleeding to death.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-898408571\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\">\n<div id=\"intext_196335_2_wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-a8bf3468e5ac11c2a631a432c0464326\" class=\"newsner-a8bf3468e5ac11c2a631a432c0464326 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Diaz sisters were arrested without incident at about 4 p.m., while Faz was taken into custody a short time later. Following Pe\u00f1a\u2019s death that evening, all three women were charged with first-degree murder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Video later released by\u00a0KENS 5\u00a0shows the sisters being escorted from a home in handcuffs before they were booked into the GEO Correctional Facility, where they remain as the investigation continues.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"entered exited lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FDelRioPoliceDepartment%2Fposts%2Fpfbid03SgCz2Kv8UabEVbTURxRvfgyPjbJZzn9U5QezoLk9W59kmj9sE6JU6oArezr8nUXl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"793\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-rocket-lazyload=\"fitvidscompatible\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FDelRioPoliceDepartment%2Fposts%2Fpfbid03SgCz2Kv8UabEVbTURxRvfgyPjbJZzn9U5QezoLk9W59kmj9sE6JU6oArezr8nUXl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-goofing-off\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018Goofing off\u2019<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Del Rio journalist Michael Elizondo, who captured the sisters\u2019 arrests on video, told the\u00a0New York Post\u00a0that one detail left him particularly shaken.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat girl was in a happy mood\u2026 She was all smiling, goofing off like nothing happened,\u201d Elizondo told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After Cookie was placed inside a patrol vehicle, he said her behavior continued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAll of the sudden I see the window go down, and the girl was sticking out her face, sticking out her tongue and goofing off,\u201d he recalled of her peculiar reaction to being arrested.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also said a nearby resident told him the sisters had been \u201cdriving recklessly\u201d through the neighborhood earlier that day.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-final-post\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Final post<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As investigators worked to piece together the final hours of Pe\u00f1a\u2019s life, many friends found themselves returning to one of her last\u00a0Facebook\u00a0posts.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-280396355\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\">\n<div id=\"intext_196335_3_wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-600a62151f6f165b685e674b3fa4b873\" class=\"newsner-600a62151f6f165b685e674b3fa4b873 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMay God protect me from what my eyes don\u2019t see and what my ears don\u2019t hear,\u201d Pe\u00f1a shared only days before the fatal attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the people who loved Pe\u00f1a, however, the focus isn\u2019t on her last message, but on the devoted mother they say she was every day.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FCaro.Pena.38%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0d1M43LqYUdFpxyCqKZ6rZtwYYKkTTLik4afcp6MdmjhF2nCKKVRURTengK5SpKQQl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-rocket-lazyload=\"fitvidscompatible\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FCaro.Pena.38%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0d1M43LqYUdFpxyCqKZ6rZtwYYKkTTLik4afcp6MdmjhF2nCKKVRURTengK5SpKQQl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cShe was everybody\u2019s bubbly person. She just had this infectious laugh,\u201d Ochoa said in a teary-eyed interview with KENS 5. \u201cIf you needed something, and she had it, even if it was her last, she was going to give it to you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ochoa, who had met Pe\u00f1a when they both were teen moms, added: \u201cShe was born to be a mom. So, she really loved to be a mom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For childhood friend Lupita Garza, Pe\u00f1a\u2019s compassion stood out above everything else. She remembered the mother as someone who was always ready to help anyone in need.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCaro was one of a kind. She helped everyone who was in need,\u201d Garza said. \u201cShe brought so much light to so many of us, especially her warm hugs and that one-of-a-kind laugh. She always made sure she had a smile on her face everywhere she went.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>As the criminal case moves forward, three women remain behind bars facing first-degree murder charges, while Pe\u00f1a\u2019s family and friends continue mourning a mother whose life was cut tragically short.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Before passing this story along, please share your condolences in the comment section below.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit: Facebook \/ Caro Pe\u00f1a &amp; YouTube Just days before she was fatally stabbed outside a Texas drive-through, Caroline Pe\u00f1a shared a Facebook post that now leaves those who loved &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,1],"tags":[2,21,20,3],"class_list":["post-1545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nfl","category-trending","tag-breaking-news","tag-donald-trump","tag-donaldtrump","tag-nfl"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1545","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1545"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1545\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1546,"href":"https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1545\/revisions\/1546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}