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Mario Chavaria Bocanegra

Case from San-antonio, TX dated Jan 12, 2017

Victim Details

Mario Chavaria Bocanegra

Male

San-antonio

TX

2017-01-12

46

Mario

Chavaria Bocanegra

07/13/2026

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On January 12, 2017, Mario Chavaria Bocanegra, a 46-year-old man from San Antonio, Texas, tragically died in what was determined to be a murder-suicide. Bocanegra shot his wife, 44-year-old Graciela Zamora, before turning the gun on himself. Their son discovered their bodies in their South Side home later that evening. The son had become concerned after being unable to contact his parents and found the front door open and a trail of blood leading to the bodies of his parents in the dining room. ...
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  • KSAT: South Side couple died in murder-suicide, police say
  • San Antonio Express-News: Police say son found parents' bodies in pool of blood at South Side home
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