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MURDER
CASE #: 1995-23
MURDER CASE #: 1995-23
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Teresa Mendez

Teresa Mendez
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Date of Offense:

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Offense Location:

Oak Hills CA

Summary:

Mendez was shot and killed. Her body was dumped along a roadway in Oak Hills. She was from El Monte. (H#1995-114)

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Circumstances of Offense:

On the morning of October 8, 1995, a passerby made a grim discovery along Caliente Road, approximately one mile north of Oak Hill Road in Oak Hills, California. The bodies of two young women, later identified as Valerie Ortiz and Teresa Mendez, both 20 years old, were found at the scene. Both had sustained gunshot wounds, and it was determined that they were shot at the location where they were found.

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ANYONE WITH INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Sheriff Homicide Detail (909) 387-3589 or WE TIP 1-800-78-CRIME

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SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFF-CORONER’S DEPARTMENT FLYER

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Timeline of Events

Sunday, October 08, 1995 09:59am

Mendez was shot and killed. Her body was dumped along a roadway in Oak Hills


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Valerie Ortiz (other victim

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Associated Persons

Valerie O. (Friend) - Living

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