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Frank Farias

Case from Houston, TX dated Jun 20, 1992

Victim Details

Frank Farias

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Houston

TX

1992-06-20

17

Frank

Farias

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Frank Farias, a 17-year-old Hispanic male from Houston, Texas, was tragically murdered on June 20, 1992. His death was part of a quadruple homicide carried out by Arthur Brown Jr., Marion Dudley, and Anthony Dunson. The victims were tied up and shot in the head during a drug deal gone wrong at a residence on Brownstone Lane in Houston. Frank Farias was the son of Rachel Tovar, whose husband Jose Tovar and their houseguests Jessica Quiñones and Audrey Brown were also killed.

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  • https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Execution-looms-for-man-convicted-in-deaths-of-17062883.php
  • Brownstone Lane murders - Wikipedia
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