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Elizabeth Matos

Case from Worcester, MA dated Mar 15, 2001

Victim Details

Elizabeth Matos

November 1, 2022

Female

Hispanic / Latino

Worcester

MA

2001-03-15

16

william-vega-worcester-ma

Elizabeth

Matos

07/19/2026


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Who murdered Elizabeth Matos and William Vega in 2001?
In the city of Worcester, Massachusetts, a young life full of promise was tragically cut short on the night of March 15, 2001. Elizabeth Matos, a 16-year-old female of Puerto Rican descent, was the victim of a brutal and至今 unsolved double homicide. An eighth-grade honors student at Sullivan Middle School, Elizabeth had moved to Worcester from Puerto Rico with her family in 1997 in pursuit of a better future. She was a responsible teenager who, despite being diagnosed with leukemia at a young ...
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  • City couple 'targeted' - Worcester Telegram
  • Double fatal shooting in Worcester, 2001, had 'no eyewitnesses'
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