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Erick Diablo Zelaya

Case from Arlington, TX dated Sep 02, 2017

Victim Details

Erick “Diablo” Zelaya

Male

Arlington

TX

2017-09-02

27

Erick

Diablo Zelaya

07/15/2026

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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 ...
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