Tag: murder-suicide
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Two immigrants’ paths merge in a volatile relationship ending in murder
In the dark, early-morning hours of May 16, 2024, Esmeralda Contreras Mata endured a horrific death at the hands of the father of her three youngest children. Thabiso Makhafola, 31, raped and beat Mata, 25, before bludgeoning her with a hatchet and leaving her to die in the house they shared in Security-Widefield, according to…
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Questions remain two years after murder-suicide of popular Charis Bible College couple
At the big-boy age of 8, the oldest son of Adrianna Trujillo is a star in club baseball. Her 7-year-old daughter recently received two awards in school and lost another tooth. The baby of the family is a curious 2-year-old, who will only know his mother through photos and stories. Nov. 13 marked the second…
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Questions remain two years after murder-suicide of popular Charis Bible College couple
At the big-boy age of 8, the oldest son of Adrianna Trujillo is a star in club baseball. Her 7-year-old daughter recently received two awards in school and lost another tooth. The baby of the family is a curious 2-year-old, who will only know his mother through photos and stories. Nov. 13 marks the second…
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2 children, 2 adults dead in apparent murder-suicide in southeastern Colorado
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation announced on Wednesday that it was investigating “an apparent murder-suicide” that left four dead in La Junta on Tuesday night. The release from the CBI states that at 11:30 p.m. La Junta police were called to the 1100 block of Smithland Avenue where officers discovered two adults and two children…
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2 identified in potential murder-suicide in El Paso County
The El Paso County Coroner’s Office has identified a man and woman who died in a potential murder-suicide, according to a Wednesday news release from the Sheriff’s Office. A female, 25-year-old Esmeralda Contreras-Mata, and a male, 31-year-old Thabiso Makhafola, were found dead after a welfare check by the Sheriff’s Office in the 500 block of…
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7-year-old Colorado Springs homicide victim remembered as smart, quiet first-grader
A vigil for Tristan Rael is set to take place at Keystone Park on April 19