Disgraced Vet Removed from Cemetery
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
Body of Texas veteran suspected of killing as many as six women to be exhumed from his military grave
Fernando Cota, who was convicted of rape in 1975 and released in 1983, took his own life and was buried at the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio
Mike Bedigan
The body of a Texas war veteran suspected of killing as many as six people will be exhumed from his military grave.
Fernando Cota, who was convicted of rape in 1975 and released in 1983, took his own life and was buried at the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio.
Prompted by a campaign launched by the son of one of the victims, a new bill was introduced by Texas Senator John Cornyn and cosponsored by Senator Ted Cruz, which will see the Cota’s body disinterred.
The bill was signed into law late last month as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026.
“Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery is a sacred resting place for more than 170,000 respected veterans and their loved ones, and it would be a slap in the face to each one of them to allow Fernando Cota, a convicted rapist and alleged serial murderer, to remain buried amongst such heroes,” Cornyn said in a statement.
“This law rightfully directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter Cota’s remains from Fort Sam Houston to be in-keeping with current law and deliver justice for victims’ families.”
Time to find a more suitable location for Mr. Cota’s earthly remains. San Antonio’s landfill is convenient and already filled with garbage. Thanks to a Usual Suspect for the link.
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Complicated. Cota was likely human garbage when he died but he did serve honorably in combat in Vietnam and was never convicted of the murders he is believed to have committed, or any other murder. He was convicted of rape.
I find myself unable to agree or disagree about his removal. However; if it will give peace to the family it might be worth it. I don’t believe the spirit remains with the body in death in any case.
If he had been convicted of the murders I’d agree
Otherwise on the felony rape that’s cause alone
Perhaps a suitable location would be under a busy outhouse?
I’m sure that’s reserved for “Hanoi Jane” Fonda.
Ground up into fish food?
Why waste the electricity grinding him up. After so many years, all that’s left is the bones, so just dump him overboard and let the Gulf of America do its thing…
her grave will have one of the finest drain systems ever built. otherwise it will be a piss puddle.
My first response was: this looks like a slippery slope to “veteran XX was disinterred for having participated in J6 and must be banished.”
However, on reading the linked article, it appears the only reason he wasn’t convicted of multiple murders is that he took the coward’s way out and killed himself before he could be tried and convicted in thr face of overwhelming evidence. Dig this rat bastard up and toss his remains on the scrap heap of humanity.
Based upon his behavior I think he realized that he had become a monster and attempted suicide by cop. When that failed he did it himself.
The likelihood of him being convicted of capital murder was probably close to 100% as he was found with a deceased victim in his vehicle who had been tortured and raped and there was loads of evidence at his apartment.
The world is much better off without him.
Wonder if Fernando Velazco Cota’s headstone will be destroyed…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/527039/fernando-velazco-cota
Mold it into a urinal and we can whiz at it.
Fernando Velazco Cota’s first Enlistment in the US Army was 20 March 1967.
His second Enlistment was 6 April 1970.
He was discharged on 5 April 1974.
He was born in Mexico and applied for Naturalization and Citizenship on 9 February 1970 through the South District Court in Hawaii.
He got married on 25 April 1969 and was divorced on 12 December 1978 in El Paso, Texas with two children.
In December 1974, while working at the William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso, Texas, he raped a nurse working at the hospital and was convicted in May 1975 and sentenced to 20 years. His attorney said he suffered from a personality disorder, i.e. paranoid psychosis.
Cota posed as a maintenance man to gain access to the nurse’s apartment, informing her he was checking the gas and electricity in her apartment.
He served 8 years in prison and was paroled in September 1983 for good behavior. He was supposed to register as a sex offender, but failed to do so.
That was no “she said/he said” or “buyers remorse” type of incident. Posing a maintenance man to gain access to apartment was a planned attacked and pure evil if you ask me. Combat vet or not he shouldn’t be stinking up a place of honor and dignity. Removing him is appropriate.
Hell,guess they found out that their “listeners” don’t really support them. And neither does anyone else. If only “cable” or subscription media could purchased ala carte I suspect that we would see the end of a lot of the overhead that is forced into the monthly bill.
it was only a few years ago they were digging up civil war veterans graves because they were mad about history. I remember that pissed me off (still am) but I have nothing to say on this clown.