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Micayla Carolyn Cayla Medek

Case from Aurora, CO dated Jul 20, 2012

Victim Details

Micayla Carolyn “Cayla” Medek

Female

White / Caucasian

Aurora

CO

2012-07-20

23

Micayla

Carolyn Cayla Medek

07/20/2026

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Micayla Carolyn Medek, a 23-year-old White/Caucasian woman known to her friends and family as 'Cayla,' had a life full of simple pleasures and future plans. She was a student at the Community College of Aurora, working as a 'sandwich artist' at a local Subway. Known for her independent spirit, she was saving money for a trip to India. On the night of July 20, 2012, she went with friends to a midnight screening of 'The Dark Knight Rises' at the Century 16 movie theater in her hometown of Aurora, ...
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  • 2012 Aurora, Colorado shooting - Wikipedia
  • Micayla Carolyn “Cayla” Medek (1989-2012) - Find a Grave Memorial
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    I recently came across some information about Micayla Medek, one of the innocent lives taken in the ... ...Read More
    05/17/2024
    I’ve been thinking a lot about Cayla Medek's plans for her future and how they were tragically cut... ...Read More
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    Just thinking about how Cayla's story really brings to light the randomness of violence and how it a... ...Read More
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