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Rodolfo Barcenas Badillo Jr.

Case from Colorado Springs, CO dated Jan 10, 2017

Victim Details

Rodolfo Barcenas Badillo Jr.

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Colorado Springs

CO

2017-01-10

8

Rodolfo

Barcenas Badillo Jr.

06/21/2026

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In the winter of 2017, a tragedy unfolded in Colorado Springs, Colorado, that claimed the life of 8-year-old Rodolfo Barcenas Badillo Jr. On January 10th, the young male was found deceased, a victim of gun violence. The incident that led to his untimely death also took the lives of two other family members, 5-year-old Laela Barcenas Badillo and 26-year-old Lucero Badillo-Castillo.

Authorities investigating the scene soon determined the devastating event to be a murder/suicide. The loss of ...
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  • Lucero Badillo Castillo and her children Rodolfo and Laela
  • 4 bodies found in southeast Colorado Springs ruled a murder-suicide
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