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Dana Sanchez

Case from Houston, TX dated Jul 06, 1995

Victim Details

Dana Sanchez

Female

Hispanic / Latino

Houston

TX

1995-07-06

16

Dana

Sanchez

07/11/2026

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On July 6, 1995, 16-year-old Hispanic female Dana Sanchez was abducted and murdered in Houston, Texas. According to court records and later confessions, Dana Sanchez had been using a public pay phone when she was approached by Anthony Allen Shore, a man who would later become known as the "Tourniquet Killer." Shore offered Dana a ride, and when she accepted, he made unwanted sexual advances. When she resisted, a violent altercation ensued. Shore later admitted to strangling the 16-year-old Hispa ...
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  • Texas executes Houston serial killer Anthony Shore
  • 'Tourniquet Killer' Executed in Texas for 1992 Strangling - NBC DFW
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