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Laura West

Case from San-antonio, TX dated Jun 29, 2023

Victim Details

Laura West

Female

White / Caucasian

San-antonio

TX

2023-06-29

43

Laura

West

07/19/2026

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On June 29, 2023, 43-year-old Laura West was tragically murdered in her home in Leming, Texas, approximately 30 miles south of San Antonio. Her roommate, 33-year-old Mary Heinz, was also killed in the same incident. The perpetrator, 27-year-old Rosendo Jesus Montoya, had previously dated Heinz and had developed an obsessive fixation on her.

In the early hours of that day, authorities responded to reports of a house fire at West's residence on Peach Street. Upon extinguishing the flames ...
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  • kens5.com: Victims of gruesome killings in Atascosa County were loving mothers, friends
  • KABB: Ex-boyfriend arrested in Atascosa County double murder case after bodies found in burned home and dumpster
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