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Penha Quiterio

Case from Ludlow, MA dated Mar 12, 2009

Victim Details

Penha Quiterio

Female

Hispanic / Latino

Ludlow

MA

2009-03-12

67

Penha

Quiterio

07/11/2026

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A beloved female nurse's passing in 2009 left a void in the community of Ludlow, Massachusetts. Penha Quiterio, 67, died on March 12, 2009. Born in Santa Fe, Brazil, she had made Ludlow her longtime home and was a dedicated and faithful communicant of St. Mary of the Assumption Church. Remembered as a sweet, hardworking, and caring person, she was a cherished nurse whose kindness and beautiful smile touched the lives of many of her patients and colleagues.

Her death was memorialized in an ...
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    Has anyone else been struck by how quickly everything escalated in this case? Just one day after fin... ...Read More
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