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In the late hours of a summer evening in New Bedford, Massachusetts, the life of 36-year-old Nettie Becht was tragically cut short. On August 14, 2009, she and a friend, 40-year-old Luiz Diaz, were fatally shot at the Westlawn Housing Development. The man responsible for their deaths was 60-year-old Elvin Valentin, with whom Becht had been in a relationship that had recently ended.

The relationship between Becht and Valentin was a point of contention. Her family and friends described Vale ...Read More
Victim Details

Nettie Becht

Female

New Bedford

MA

2009-08-14

36

Nettie

Becht

12/06/2025