Amberly Mendoza Murdered in Yuma, Arizona age 10

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Do you know who killed Amberly Ann Mendoza in 1996?
The Yuma Police Department said the morning of March 9, 1996, Amberly’s mother called 911 after she found her daughter unresponsive in her home.

“She had been found dead in her bedroom after she had been sexually assaulted,” said Lori Franklin, Yuma Police Department Sergeant. Amberly’s cause of death was asphyxiation. Detectives found the killer’s DNA at the scene and ruled out Amberly’s family as potential suspects and were not able to identify other persons of interest. W ...Read More

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name

Amberly Mendoza

Case Added

December 19, 2022

gender

Female

race

Hispanic / Latino

city

Yuma

state

AZ

Date of Death

1996-03-09

Date of Birth

1985-12-28

Age at Death

10

First Name

Amberly

Last Name

Mendoza

solved

No

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Amberly Mendoza
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