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2 cousins are found shot to death\n
In the late summer of 1982, a tragic story unfolded in Salt Lake City involving a 33-year-old Hispanic male from El Salvador, Emeterio Melgar-Hernandez. A husband and father to eight children, he worked as a dishwasher at the Salt Lake Hilton. The last time his coworkers saw him was on August 14, 1982. Five days later, on August 19, 1982, his body was discovered approximately five miles above the junction of I-80 and U-65. An autopsy revealed that he had died from gunshot wounds and his body had ...Read More
In the late summer of 1982, a tragic story unfolded in Salt Lake City involving a 33-year-old Hispanic male from El Salvador, Emeterio Melgar-Hernandez. A husband and father to eight children, he worked as a dishwasher at the Salt Lake Hilton. The last time his coworkers saw him was on August 14, 1982. Five days later, on August 19, 1982, his body was discovered approximately five miles above the junction of I-80 and U-65. An autopsy revealed that he had died from gunshot wounds and his body had ...Read More
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Emeterio Melgar-Hernandez
August 2, 2022
Male
Hispanic / Latino
Salt Lake City
UT
1982-08-19
1982-08-14
1982-08-19
33
Emeterio
Melgar-Hernandez
11/05/2025
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I've been following the Melgar-Hernandez case and recently came across something tha... ...Read More
08/25/2023
I've been following the Melgar-Hernandez case and recently came across something tha... ...Read More
08/25/2023
Thinking about Emeterio and Miguel has been weighing on my mind, especially with their families stil... ...Read More
05/02/2023
05/02/2023
I was reading about Emeterio Melgar-Hernandez’s case, and one thing that's been on my mind is how ... ...Read More
01/17/2023
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