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Vantha Tho

Death by Force
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Vantha Tho, a 35-year-old hair stylist and former Miss Cambodia America 1998, was tragically shot and killed on July 28, 2016, in Hermosa Beach, California. Tho was sleeping in her rented room, located just two blocks from the beach, when her estranged boyfriend, Angel Marquez, broke in and began shooting. Witnesses reported hearing a single scream followed by gunshots. Tho was pronounced dead at the scene with gunshot wounds to the head. Marquez, who was 32 years old, immediately turned the gun ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Vantha Tho

    Female

    Asian

    Hermosa-beach

    CA

    2016-07-28

    35

    Vantha

    Tho

    11/12/2025

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    I can't stop thinking about the courage it took for Tho to try to end her relationship with Marquez ... ...Read More
    08/19/2023
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