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Mario Larios

Case from South-whittier, CA dated Jan 27, 2004

Victim Details

Mario Larios

Male

South-whittier

CA

2004-01-27

23

Mario

Larios

06/29/2026

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Mario Larios, a 23-year-old resident of West Covina, California, tragically lost his life on January 27, 2004, in a brutal incident that shocked the community of South Whittier. Larios, along with Edgar Valles, 22, of La Puente, and Fernando Pina, 25, of Mexico, had responded to an advertisement for a customized Chevrolet Monte Carlo priced at $8,500. The trio met the seller, Cimarron Bell, at a gas station and followed him to his home on Inez Street in South Whittier, believing they were about ...
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  • Cimarron Bell - Wikipedia
  • Car scam ends in triple murder - Whittier Daily News
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