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Felicita Sotillo

Case from Brooklyn, NY dated Oct 05, 2016

Victim Details

Felicita Sotillo

Female

Brooklyn

NY

2016-10-05

38

Felicita

Sotillo

07/11/2026

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In the early hours of a Wednesday morning in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, a tragic scene unfolded inside an apartment on Gates Avenue. A 38-year-old woman, Felicita Sotillo, was discovered unconscious and unresponsive, having sustained a fatal gunshot wound to her head. Her life was abruptly ended in what authorities would soon describe as a grim and violent encounter.

Beside her lay the body of her 41-year-old boyfriend, who also had a fatal gunshot wound to the head. ...
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  • Gothamist: Bed-Stuy Couple Found Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide
  • NY Daily News: Man kills girlfriend in Brooklyn before turning gun on himself
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    I’ve been thinking a lot about the impact of this tragedy on Felicita Sotillo's little girl, who w... ...Read More
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    I've been thinking about how this case highlights the importance of mental health awareness and supp... ...Read More
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    I've been following the case of Felicita Sotillo, and something that strikes me is how utterly blind... ...Read More
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