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Oralia Melo Meza

Case from Smyrna, GA dated Dec 21, 2019

Victim Details

Oralia Melo Meza

Female

Hispanic / Latino

Smyrna

GA

2019-12-21

38

Oralia

Melo Meza

06/30/2026

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In the winter of 2019, just four days before Christmas, the life of 38-year-old Oralia Melo Meza was tragically cut short in her Marietta, Georgia, home. A Hispanic mother of four, Meza was shot and killed by her ex-boyfriend, Juan Antonio Gonzalez, then 33, in what prosecutors described as a jealous rage. The violent encounter unfolded on the evening of December 21st, when Gonzalez arrived at the Spring Valley Road residence to pick up the 4-year-old daughter he shared with Meza.

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    I’ve been thinking a lot about the situation involving Oralia Melo Meza and the impact it must hav... ...Read More
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    I can't stop thinking about the impact on Oralia's kids. Living through that kind of terror, especia... ...Read More
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    Did anyone else catch the part about the 16-year-old boy who was injured during the incident? My hea... ...Read More
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