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Monica de la Lopez

Case from Sonora, TX dated Apr 16, 1968

Victim Details

Name

Monica de la Lopez Arellano

Gender

Female

Race

Hispanic / Latino

City

Sonora

State

TX

Date Of Death

1968-04-16

Age At Death

24

First Name

Monica

Last Name

de la Lopez

Last Updated

07/12/2026

Case Description

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Monica de la Lopez, a 24-year-old Hispanic woman, was brutally murdered on April 16, 1968, in Sonora, Texas. Her death was part of a horrific mass murder that claimed the lives of five members of the Arellano family. The victims included Juan Manuel Arellano, 25, Monica Lopez Arellano, 24, and Maria Antonia Lopez Cantu, 19. The family was traveling from Mexico to San Angelo, Texas, when their car broke down due to a flat tire near Alta Loma in Edwards County, between Sonora and Del Rio.

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Arellano Family Murders.: Massacre at Loma Alta: The Arellano Family

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/16fg757/the_family_that_never_arrived_to_san_angelo/?rdt=57738

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08/01/2023

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