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Do you know who killed Loretta Melendez in 1992?
On June 26, 1992, 28-year-old Loretta Melendez was tragically murdered in Yonkers, New York. At around 4:48 a.m., her body was discovered on Morgan Street, having been shot in the head. Melendez, a divorced mother of four children, was last seen with a female friend on the same street. The exact circumstances leading up to her murder remain unclear, and despite the passage of time, no significant leads have emerged to solve the case. A passerby discovered her lifeless body while en route to visi ...Read More
On June 26, 1992, 28-year-old Loretta Melendez was tragically murdered in Yonkers, New York. At around 4:48 a.m., her body was discovered on Morgan Street, having been shot in the head. Melendez, a divorced mother of four children, was last seen with a female friend on the same street. The exact circumstances leading up to her murder remain unclear, and despite the passage of time, no significant leads have emerged to solve the case. A passerby discovered her lifeless body while en route to visi ...Read More
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Loretta Melendez
June 15, 2024
Female
Unknown
Yonkers
NY
1992-06-26
Loretta Melendez
Loretta
Melendez
11/17/2025
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Forum Posts (2)
I came across the case of Loretta Melendez recently, and it just baffles me that her murder remains ... ...Read More
03/11/2024
03/11/2024
Has anyone else been following Loretta Melendez's case from back in '92? I recently came across an a... ...Read More
01/16/2023
01/16/2023
