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Zoey Martinez

Death by Force
Case Description
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In the late summer of 2021, the life of 20-year-old Zoey Martinez, a Latina transgender woman, was tragically cut short in Seattle, Washington. On September 1st, her body was discovered in an alley in the Phinney Ridge neighborhood by a person out for an early morning jog. The cause of death was determined to be multiple gunshot wounds, ruling her death a homicide.

The investigation into her death revealed a troubling sequence of events that began the day before. Martinez had arranged to ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Zoey Martinez

    Female

    Hispanic / Latino

    Seattle

    WA

    2021-09-01

    20

    Zoey

    Martinez

    11/09/2025

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