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Raul Gonzalez

Case from Earlimart, CA dated Oct 19, 1982

Victim Details

Raul Gonzalez

Male

Earlimart

CA

1982-10-19

22

Raul

Gonzalez

07/14/2026

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On October 19, 1982, 22-year-old Hispanic male Raul Gonzalez of Earlimart, California, was last seen at his home. Two days later, on October 21, his body was discovered by ranchers east of Porterville. He had been both shot and stabbed multiple times, indicating a violent and deliberate killing.

This homicide remained unsolved for over three decades until 2014, when Jose Manuel Martinez, a 51-year-old man from Richgrove, California, was charged with multiple murders, including that of Ra ...
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