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Joyleen Chavez

Case from Los Lunas, NM dated Apr 16, 2004

Victim Details

Joyleen Chavez

December 16, 2022

Female

Hispanic / Latino

Los Lunas

NM

2004-04-16

44

eddie-verdugo-los lunas-nm

Joyleen

Chavez

07/13/2026


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Do you know who murdered Joyleen Chavez and Eddie Verdugo in 2004?
On April 16, 2004, Joyleen Chavez, age 44, and her boyfriend Eddie Verdugo were found brutally shot in their home in Los Lunas, New Mexico. An anonymous tip led police to the residence, where they discovered both victims still alive but gravely injured from gunshot wounds. Despite efforts to save them, Joyleen Chavez succumbed to her injuries three hours after being taken to the hospital, and Verdugo passed away two days later.

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