An Austin Cold Case Goes from No Suspects to Three
The 1985 murder of a music-loving mother and Cuban immigrant, Natalie Antonetti.
In the early morningšSunday, October 13, 1985, Susan Otten found her roommate, Natalia (Natalie) Antonetti, 38, bleeding from her head, speaking incoherently; 18-days later, she was dead.
In the 1960s, Natalie fled a Castro-led Cuba with her three younger sisters. The sisters lived independently in various American cities but stayed close as they built families in the United States.
Only 15-months before her death, the music-loving Natalie established a home for herself and her son, Johnny Goudie, 16, in Austin, Texas. They lived with Susan in an apartment on Barton Hills Drive. Natalie, a former teacher, worked at Native Son Plant Nursery and had a landscaping businessšThe Wildside. Many of her co-workers were musicians, so it wasnāt uncommon for her to have friends over for dinner + music or frequent music clubs.
Hours before her attack, Natalie visited Steamboat Springs and Toulouse, neighboring clubs on Austinās famed Sixth Street. After parting with her friends at 2:00 am, she returned home around 2:30 am. She changed her clothes and went for a walk in the complex. After returning 10 minutes later, she spoke to Susan and fell asleep on theā¦
