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Esperanza Elizabeth Espie Chavez

Case from Salt Lake City, UT dated Jan 20, 2024

Victim Details

Esperanza Elizabeth Espie Chavez

Female

White / Caucasian

Salt Lake City

UT

2024-01-20

25

Esperanza

Elizabeth Espie Chavez

litigation

07/04/2026

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In the early hours of January 20, 2024, the life of 25-year-old Esperanza Elizabeth Espie Chavez, a Caucasian female from Salt Lake City, Utah, was tragically cut short. Her body was discovered by a passerby at approximately 6:24 a.m., left beside a dumpster in a Millcreek business complex. Responding officers from the Unified Police Department found Chavez deceased at the scene with what appeared to be a gunshot wound to the head.

The investigation quickly turned toward identifying who h ...
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  • KUTV: Salt Lake Co. DA's questionable plea deals scrutinized in wake of Esperanza Chavez murder
  • Gephardt Daily: Court documents reveal details in shooting death of woman, 25, found by dumpster, arrest of gang member boyfriend, 46 | Gephardt Daily
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