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Melissa Badillo

Case from Fort Worth, TX dated Sep 05, 1994

Victim Details

Melissa Badillo

Female

Hispanic / Latino

Fort Worth

TX

1994-09

23

Melissa

Badillo

07/06/2026

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In September 1994, 23-year-old Hispanic woman Melissa Badillo disappeared from her home in Fort Worth, Texas. She never returned. Days later, her nude body was discovered in a wooded area. The young woman had been strangled. At the time, the case remained unsolved, and her family was left devastated. Melissa Badillo's infant daughter, Angela, was just five months old when her mother was killed. She was raised by Melissa's sister, Sylvia Sanchez, who shielded her from the full truth of her mother ...
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  • Police Say DNA Links '94 Slaying to Death Row Inmate - NBC DFW
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