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Maria Lopez

Case from Nashville, TN dated Aug 26, 2020

Victim Details

Maria Lopez

Female

Hispanic / Latino

Nashville

TN

2020-08-26

46

Maria

Lopez

06/24/2026

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In a tragic turn of events on August 26, 2020, Maria Lopez, a 46-year-old Caucasian female, was found deceased in her Nashville, Tennessee, apartment on Murfreesboro Pike. The devastating discovery was made by the 14-year-old daughter of her boyfriend, Julio Escalon Ruiz. The teenager reported hearing gunshots and a scream before finding both her father and Lopez with gunshot wounds in a back bedroom.

Hermitage Precinct detectives investigating the case determined that the incident was a ...
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  • WTVF: Police investigating Nashville murder-suicide
  • The Tennessean: Metro Nashville police investigating apparent murder-suicide that left 2 dead
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    I've been thinking a lot about the background of domestic violence in cases like Maria Lopez's. What... ...Read More
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    I've been following Maria Lopez's case closely, and something that keeps weighing on my mind is the ... ...Read More
    09/15/2023
    It’s truly difficult to comprehend the trauma that Ruiz's daughter must be experiencing after find... ...Read More
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