Fara D. Quintero was 30 when she was killed on April 22, 1986, in Hialeah, Florida. Born October 9, 1955, in Havana, Cuba, she had settled in Hialeah and shared an apartment with roommate Sara Musa. That night both women were fatally shot during a break-in; reports describe multiple gunshot wounds to each victim and a particularly gruesome scene.

The murders were later linked to Manuel Pardo Jr., a former police officer suspected of a series of killings targeting people he claimed were involved in drugs or other crimes. Pardo was arrested and charged with multiple counts of first-degree murder, including the deaths of Quintero and Musa. He admitted to the killings and was convicted and sentenced to death after trial.

The case shocked the Hialeah community and has been remembered as an example of violent vigilantism. If anyone knew Fara Quintero or has information about her life in Hialeah, please share what you remember.