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Erick Diablo Zelaya, a 27-year-old man from Arlington, Texas, was tragically killed on September 2, 2017. His death was part of a brutal double murder that also claimed the life of his 17-year-old girlfriend, Iris Chirinos. The investigation revealed that Zelaya and Chirinos were shot and beheaded by Hector Acosta-Ojeda, who was Zelaya's roommate at the time. Acosta-Ojeda, who was 30 years old, carried out the killings in retaliation for a previous shooting incident at his former home in Arlingt ...Read More
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Erick “Diablo” Zelaya
Male
Arlington
TX
2017-09-02
27
Erick
Diablo Zelaya
11/30/2025
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I've been following the case of Erick Diablo Zelaya and Iris Chirinos for a while now, and one detai... ...Read More
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