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Ibeth Lopez

Case from Del-valle, TX dated Feb 15, 2017

Victim Details

Ibeth Lopez

Female

Hispanic / Latino

Del-valle

TX

2017-02-15

26

Ibeth

Lopez

07/11/2026

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Ibeth Lopez, a 26-year-old woman of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically lost her life on February 15, 2017, in Del Valle, Texas. She was abducted from a hair salon in Bastrop by her ex-boyfriend, Charles Werchan, who was also 26 years old. Lopez was taken to a church in Del Valle, where Werchan fatally shot her before turning the gun on himself as deputies approached the scene.

The incident began when Werchan entered the salon and demanded Lopez come with him. When she resisted, he pulled out ...
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  • San Antonio Express-News: Shootout ensues after Texas deputies spot man taking woman into field behind church
  • KXAN.com: Kidnapped woman shot, killed in front of deputies in Del Valle
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