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Nancy Mata

Case from Fort Worth, TX dated Jan 12, 2016

Victim Details

Nancy Mata

March 28, 2022

Female

Hispanic / Latino

Fort Worth

TX

2016-01-12

17

Nancy

Mata

Yes

07/26/2026

1


Area Body Found:

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Nancy Mata, a 17-year-old from Fort Worth, Texas, was tragically killed in a shooting incident on January 12, 2016. Nancy was found dead between the foyer and living room of her residence on Bee Tree Lane, while her boyfriend, Ricardo Casteneda Jr., was critically injured in the same attack. The crime took place during what appeared to be a home invasion linked to a drug dispute. Ricardo had reportedly sold marijuana for one of the suspects, which led to an altercation over the owed money, culmi ...
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