GONZALES, Joe
Joe Gonzales
Prior Occupation: General contracting
Prior Offenses:
Records indicate time served in California prison system between 1993-1995 for DWI, robbery, and assault
Summary
Convicted in the shooting death of 50-year-old William J. Veader in Amarillo. Veader died from a single gunshot wound to the head, which initially appeared to have been self-inflicted. A Subsequent investigation revealed that Gonzales killed Veader and then arranged the crime scene to make it look like a suicide. Police also discovered that Gonzales had stolen a number of items, including cash, from the rental home Veader owned at 1001 S. Hodges