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Destiny Banuelos was 16 when she and her mother, Maria Sanchez, were found shot to death in their Pine Hills home on February 15, 2016. A man who had left the house earlier that morning discovered the bodies about 2:30 p.m. at the residence on Santa Barbara Road. Investigators reported no signs of forced entry and that the home’s electricity had been cut off, details that prompted authorities to consider the possibility the killer was known to the victims.

Family described Maria Sanchez as a devoted mother who had recently moved to Florida from Portland, Oregon, and said Destiny was about to turn 17 and hoped to become a writer or a lawyer. Detectives have interviewed friends and relatives and a reward has been offered for information, but no arrests have been announced and the case remains unsolved.

If anyone knew Destiny or Maria, or has information about that day or the people who had access to their home, please come forward with what was seen or heard.