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Matthew Trecker

Case from Farmington, NM dated Nov 29, 1996

Victim Details

Matthew Trecker

Male

White / Caucasian

Farmington

NM

1996-11-29

18

Matthew

Trecker

06/20/2026

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On the quiet Thanksgiving night of November 29, 1996, in Farmington, New Mexico, a horrific act of violence shattered the peace of the small community. Eighteen-year-old Matthew Trecker, a male, was brutally murdered at his workplace, a counter-culture store called The Eclectic. Working alongside him that fateful night was 25-year-old Joseph Flemming, who also fell victim to the senseless attack. The crime was particularly savage; both men were attacked with swords and knives, their throats slas ...
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  • Convicted Murderer Faces Trial For More Killings - KOAT
  • Death Row Inmate Found Guilty Of 1996 Double Murder - KOAT
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    Has anyone else read the book by Robert Scott about the Trecker-Flemming murders? I picked it up rec... ...Read More
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