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Cain Alvarez

Case from Rice, TX dated Sep 20, 2013

Victim Details

Cain Alvarez

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Rice

TX

2013-09-20

8

Cain

Alvarez

07/03/2026

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Cain Alvarez, an 8-year-old Hispanic boy, tragically died on September 20, 2013, in Rice, Texas. His death was part of a devastating incident that claimed the lives of his entire family. The Navarro County Sheriff's Office determined that the deaths were the result of a murder-suicide carried out by Cain's mother, Guadalupe Ronquillo-Ovalle, who also killed her husband, Israel Alvarez, and their other two sons, aged 10 and 4.

The investigation revealed that the family was found dead insid ...
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  • https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/incident/480605
  • Dallas News: Update: Navarro County authorities say mother killed husband, three children before committing suicide
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