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Carmen Vargas

Case from Freeport, NY dated Sep 11, 1989

Victim Details

Carmen Vargas

June 29, 2024

Female

Hispanic / Latino

Freeport

NY

1989-09-11

1989-09-11

29

Carmen Vargas

Carmen

Vargas

Victim

Black

Brown

5'1

105 lbs

No

07/21/2026


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A 29 year old woman is found along the shoulder of Meadowbrook Parkway
In the late summer of 1989, a sense of dread settled over the family of Carmen Vargas. The 29-year-old Hispanic woman had vanished from her East Harlem neighborhood, leaving behind a void filled with unanswered questions. Her family, refusing to let her memory fade, put up posters and tirelessly searched for any sign of her. A friend of Carmen's would later recall seeing her get into a dark car with an unknown man, a final, ominous glimpse before she disappeared.

The agonizing wait for an ...
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  • Who Killed Carmen Vargas? Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Examination
  • NY probing Gilgo Beach suspect Rex Heuermann in 1989 murder
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