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On the evening of January 7, 1995, a home invasion in a College Point, Queens condominium on 120th Street ended in mass murder. Forty-two-year-old Maria Esperanza Ramirez was found shot to death in a closet alongside another victim.

Also killed were Ramirez’s two daughters, 15-year-old Carla Lopez and 17-year-old Paola Lopez, who was eight months pregnant; 15-year-old Melinda Wynns; 28-year-old Alex DeJesus Calle Soto; and 30-year-old Pablo Gomez. The pregnant Paola Lopez was reported to have non-lethal knife wounds before being fatally shot. A lone survivor, Ana Figueroa, was reportedly shot in the face and had her throat cut but played dead and later identified the attackers.

Three suspects named in the case were Saul Angulo (known as Cuba), his uncle Enrique Rodriguez, and Richard As-sali. They were arrested and charged; convictions and lengthy sentences followed. Two of the convicted men, Saul Angulo and Richard As-sali, later died in prison. Does anyone have additional details about the victims or the timeline that could help keep their memories alive?