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On August 17, 1982, Melinda Ann Garza, a 2-year-old Hispanic female from Friona, Texas, died under circumstances that were initially attributed to natural causes. Her death was recorded as resulting from acute heart failure due to congenital heart disease. At the time, no autopsy was performed, and the case did not raise immediate suspicions.

Melinda was one of several children who died while under the care of her mother, Diana Lumbrera. Between 1976 and 1990, Lumbrera experienced the d ...Read More
Victim Details

Melinda Ann Garza

Female

Hispanic / Latino

Friona

TX

1982-08-17

2

Melinda

Ann Garza

11/08/2025