Case 134

Martha Puebla

*** Content Warning: child victim, gun violence ***

16-year-old Martha Puebla was no stranger to gang violence. She lived in California’s San Fernando Valley, where Latin American organisations like the 18th Street Gang and the Vineland Boyz controlled the streets. So when Martha inadvertently witnessed a gang-related murder, she knew to keep her mouth shut.

However, after rumours circulated that Martha had ratted out the killer, she was shot to death out the front of her family home. 24-year-old Juan Catalan became the prime suspect, despite insisting he’d been at a baseball game at the time Martha Puebla was murdered. The only problem is, Juan had no proof of this alibi. Or did he?

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