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Rafael Hernandez-Torres

Case from Oologah, OK dated May 01, 2015

Victim Details

Rafael Hernandez-Torres

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Oologah

OK

2015-05-01

38

Rafael

Hernandez-Torres

06/22/2026

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In the spring of 2015, a chilling discovery was made in the Caney River in Rogers County, Oklahoma. A partially submerged car, later identified as his taxi, held the body of 38-year-old Rafael Hernandez-Torres in the trunk. A hardworking man who had immigrated from Mexico to the United States with his family around the age of 20, he had built a life in Tulsa, where he was a well-known and respected member of the Hispanic community, running his own taxi business and often serving as a translator. ...
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  • Tulsa World: Suspect arrested in death of man found in trunk of taxi pulled from Caney River
  • Rafael Hernandez-Torres, Taxi Driver, Killed, Money Stolen - Oxygen
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