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Luz Mariana Matheu

Case from Atlanta, GA dated Oct 01, 2016

Victim Details

Luz Mariana Matheu

Female

Hispanic / Latino

Atlanta

GA

2016-10-01

43

Luz

Mariana Matheu

07/28/2026

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In the late evening of October 1, 2016, Luz Mariana Matheu, a 43-year-old female taxi driver, was working her shift in DeKalb County, Georgia. Her life took a tragic turn when she picked up a passenger, 22-year-old David Garcia-Mendoza, from a hotel on Buford Highway. The ride would prove to be her last, a grim journey that ended in her violent death.

The situation escalated at a nearby gas station where another taxi driver noticed Matheu in distress. Garcia-Mendoza was seen holding a gun ...
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  • Female taxi driver fatally shot in suspected robbery
  • DeKalb cab driver refused drugs as payment, so man murdered her
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