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Hector Reyes

Case from Chicago, IL dated May 12, 1992

Victim Details

Hector Reyes

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Chicago

IL

1992-05-12

21

Hector

Reyes

07/12/2026

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Hector Reyes, a 21-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically murdered on May 12, 1992, in Chicago, Illinois. Reyes, along with 22-year-old Jimmy Cruz, was lured to Humboldt Park by Jacqueline Montanez, a 15-year-old female gang member. Montanez, who was affiliated with the Maniac Latin Disciples, orchestrated the killings as part of a gang retaliation. She flirted with Reyes and then shot him in the back of the head while he was using a public restroom. Subsequently, she handed the gun to another a ...
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  • Marilyn Mulero - National Registry of Exonerations
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