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Jose Alfonso Villanueva

Case from Houston, TX dated Jul 29, 2018

Victim Details

Jose Alfonso Villanueva

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Houston

TX

2018-07-29

24

Jose

Alfonso Villanueva

07/09/2026

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Jose Alfonso Villanueva, a 24-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on July 29, 2018, in Houston, Texas. Villanueva was lured to a remote field in Spring by Karla Jackelin Morales, a 24-year-old woman who claimed they were going to celebrate his birthday by smoking marijuana. However, upon arrival, five members of the MS-13 gang were waiting for him. The gang members were reportedly angry with Villanueva for disrespecting them in a rap battle. They brutally attacked him with a machete ...
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  • KPRC: 17-year-old used marijuana to lure man to MS-13 execution, police say
  • High school senior, 17, lured rapper to MS-13 members who hacked him to death | | Express Digest
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