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Adrian Velasquez

Case from Rio Rancho, NM dated Dec 25, 2019

Victim Details

Adrian Velasquez

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Rio Rancho

NM

2019-12-25

14

Adrian

Velasquez

07/03/2026

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On Christmas Day of 2019, a heart-wrenching discovery was made in a quiet Rio Rancho, New Mexico neighborhood. Inside their home, authorities found the bodies of 14-year-old Adrian Velasquez, his 22-year-old brother Roberto Velasquez, and their 45-year-old mother, Marilyn Velasquez. The young Hispanic male and his family had all suffered fatal gunshot wounds.

Concerned relatives had gone to check on the family on Christmas Day after not hearing from them. The night before, on Christmas Ev ...
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  • https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/december-26-morning-rush-police-investigate-after-4-people-found-dead-in-rio-rancho/
  • KOAT: Man killed in Christmas Day murder-suicide suffered from PTSD, court documents say
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    I can't stop thinking about how the local community in Rio Rancho must be feeling a... ...Read More
    05/13/2024
    Has anyone found any more information about what might have been going on with Roberto Velasquez bef... ...Read More
    10/01/2023
    Has anyone else noticed some of the eerie details surrounding the timing of this tragedy? A family n... ...Read More
    06/29/2023
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