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Do you know who murdered Michelle Nina Sanchez in 1999?
In the summer of 1999, the life of a 19-year-old African-American woman named Michelle Nina Sanchez was tragically cut short. She was a mother to a young daughter and her family last saw her on July 14, 1999. Two days later, on the morning of July 16, her body was discovered along Interstate 40 at mile marker 230 in a desolate area of Torrance County, New Mexico.
Her death was immediately treated as a homicide, launching an investigation that has now spanned decades. Despite the efforts o ...Read More
In the summer of 1999, the life of a 19-year-old African-American woman named Michelle Nina Sanchez was tragically cut short. She was a mother to a young daughter and her family last saw her on July 14, 1999. Two days later, on the morning of July 16, her body was discovered along Interstate 40 at mile marker 230 in a desolate area of Torrance County, New Mexico.
Her death was immediately treated as a homicide, launching an investigation that has now spanned decades. Despite the efforts o ...Read More
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Michelle Sanchez
December 16, 2022
Female
Black / African American
Torrance County
NM
1999-07-16
1999-07-14
1999-07-16
19
Michelle
Sanchez
11/07/2025
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