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Carla Lopez

Case from Queens, NY dated Jan 07, 1995

Victim Details

Carla Lopez

Female

Hispanic / Latino

Queens

NY

1995-01-07

15

Carla

Lopez

07/22/2026

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On a cold winter day in College Point, Queens, the lives of a family were tragically cut short in a brutal act of violence. On January 7, 1995, 15-year-old Carla Lopez was found murdered alongside five other people in an apartment. The other victims were her mother, Maria Ramirez, who was 42; her 17-year-old sister, Paola Andrea Lopez; her mother's partner, Alex DeJesus, 29; his cousin, Pablo Villanueva Calle Soto, 29; and a 16-year-old family friend, Melinda Wynns.

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  • 6 Found Slain In Apartment In Queens (Published 1995)
  • Massacre Survivor Begged for Her Life (Published 1995)
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