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Monica de la Lopez

Death by Force
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Monica de la Lopez, a 24-year-old Hispanic woman, was brutally murdered on April 16, 1968, in Sonora, Texas. Her death was part of a horrific mass murder that claimed the lives of five members of the Arellano family. The victims included Juan Manuel Arellano, 25, Monica Lopez Arellano, 24, and Maria Antonia Lopez Cantu, 19. The family was traveling from Mexico to San Angelo, Texas, when their car broke down due to a flat tire near Alta Loma in Edwards County, between Sonora and Del Rio.

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  • Arellano Family Murders.: Massacre at Loma Alta: The Arellano Family
  • https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/16fg757/the_family_that_never_arrived_to_san_angelo/?rdt=57738
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    Victim Details

    Monica de la Lopez Arellano

    Female

    Hispanic / Latino

    Sonora

    TX

    1968-04-16

    24

    Monica

    de la Lopez

    11/27/2025

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