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Maria Theresa Tumangan Magtoto

Case from Queens, NY dated Dec 07, 1993

Victim Details

Maria Theresa Tumangan Magtoto

Female

Pacific Islander

Queens

NY

1993-12-07

39

Maria

Theresa Tumangan Magtoto

07/25/2026

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Maria Theresa Tumangan Magtoto, a 39-year-old Filipino female, died on December 7, 1993, after an ordinary rush-hour ride on the Long Island Rail Road turned into a three-minute nightmare. That evening’s eastbound commuter train left Penn Station in Manhattan and made its stop through Jamaica in Queens, packed with people thinking about dinner, holiday plans, and the simple relief of heading home. Somewhere in the third car, Magtoto was just another passenger among dozens—until the quiet rhy ...
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  • New York Post: LIRR massacre survivors share how the horrific mass shooting still affects them 30 years later
  • 1993 Long Island Rail Road shooting - Wikipedia
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