Summary of Events - Diane Allison Tilly Murder
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All dates and events are from newspaper articles and are not intended or expected to be exact for legal or prosecutorial purposes. The data provided is for timeline and informational purposes only.
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November 22, 2004
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Diane Tilly abducted, tortured, raped and murdered in San Antonio, TX.
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November 23, 2004
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Diane Tilly reported missing by co-workers.
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November 24, 2004
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Diane's car was found near Cibolo Creek in Guadalupe County. It was totally burned.
Ronnie Joe Neal (33) and pregnant daughter, Pearl Ann Cruz (15), arrested at a San Antonio motel in connection with the disappearance of Diane Tilly. Items belonging to Diane were in their possession at the time of their arrrest.
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December 3, 2004
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Memorial service held at Alamo Heights Methodist Church in San Antonio.
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December 4, 2004
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Diane Tilly's body recovered under a brush pile in a muddy field as a result of information obtained from Pearl Cruz after she cut a deal with the Bexar County DA. The deal limits her jail time to no more than thirty years. She admits by affidavit that she was a party to the abduction, rape, and murder of Diane by Ronnie Joe Neal and agrees to testify against him as a condition of the deal..
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December 8, 2004
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Ronnie Joe Neal accuses Bexar County sheriff's deputies of beating him.
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December 11, 2004
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Funeral service held for Diane Tilly in hometown of Waxahachie,Texas.
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December 13, 2004
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Ronnie Joe Neal indicted on capital murder charges in connection with the murder of Diane Tilly.
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January 12, 2005
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Ronnie Joe Neal denied bail by Judge Sid Harle in the capital murder charge of Diane Tilly.
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April 1, 2005
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Diane posthumously receives the San Antonio Bar Association Peacemaker Award.
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July 14, 2005
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Evidentiary hearing to exclude evidence and statements obtained at time of arrest of Ronnie Joe Neal. All requests denied by Judge Sid Harle. Capital murder trial of Ronnie Joe Neal scheduled to begin on January 9, 2006
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July 21, 2005
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Associate Judge Richard Garcia orders DNA testing to determine paternity of boy born on July 8 to Pearl Ann Cruz. Cruz had identified her father, Ronnie Joe Neal, as the father of her child at the time of their arrest
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Last updated: August 4, 2005
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