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Ricardo Santiago Gonzales

Case from Cleveland, AL dated Dec 16, 2017

Victim Details

Ricardo Santiago Gonzales

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Cleveland

AL

2017-12-16

46

Ricardo

Santiago Gonzales

06/27/2026

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In the quiet town of Cleveland, Alabama, a tragic story unfolded that shattered a family. Ricardo Santiago Gonzales, a 46-year-old man, was killed on December 16, 2017. His life, along with that of 49-year-old Adalberta Chavez Ruiz, was cut short by an act of gun violence.

The initial investigation into their deaths led authorities to a suspect that was shockingly close to home. Law enforcement officials arrested the couple's own son in connection with the slayings. The motive and the spe ...
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  • Obituary for Ricardo Santiago Gonzalez at Berryhill Funeral Home & Crematory
  • al: Son convicted of capital murder in parents’ Blount County slayings
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