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Yvette Torres

Case from Springfield, MA dated Nov 15, 1997

Victim Details

Yvette Torres

Female

Hispanic / Latino

Springfield

MA

1997-11-15

33

Yvette

Torres

07/10/2026

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In the autumn of 1997, the life of 33-year-old Hispanic female Yvette Torres was tragically cut short in Springfield, Massachusetts. On November 15, her 11-year-old son made a devastating discovery, finding his mother deceased on the bathroom floor of their Healy Street apartment. Initially, the cause of her death was not immediately clear.

The investigation into Yvette's death would eventually reveal a sinister connection to a series of killings that had been terrorizing the city. The ma ...
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