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Josephine Otero

Case from Wichita, KA dated Jan 15, 1974

Victim Details

Josephine Otero

Female

Hispanic / Latino

Wichita

KA

1974-01-15

11

Josephine

Otero

06/23/2026

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On the morning of January 15, 1974, Josephine Otero, an 11-year-old Hispanic female, was at home with her family—her father Joseph mother Julie and brother Joseph Jr. —at 803 North Edgemoor Street in Wichita, Kansas. A gun-wielding intruder cut the telephone line and forced the family into a bedroom, where he methodically bound them with rope. After strangling the parents and suffocating the younger brother, the attacker took Josephine, the 11-year-old Hispanic female, to the basement. ...
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    I can't stop thinking about the bravery and strength of the Otero family, especially little Josephin... ...Read More
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