Family seeks closure as Teena Trujillo indicted in Romero killing
The Romero family hopes for closure four years after Chris Romero was killed in 1993 as Teena Trujillo, daughter of Frances Trujillo, is indicted for second degree murder. Relatives recount years of grief, doubt, and pursuit of justice while questioning the 1990s investigation by the Eighth Judicial District Attorney's Office led by Sammy Pacheco.
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Sylvia Romeré
Chris Romero
Romero
Griselda Romero
Sylvia Romero
Nicholas
Romeros
Teena Trujillo
Frances Trujillo
Michelle Giron
Teena
Giron
Trujillo
New Mexico
Taos Man Kevin Silva Seeks Social Work Review Before Sentencing
Kevin Silva, 22, found guilty of kidnapping and rape in Taos for a March 1995 assault on a 13 year old girl, had sentencing set for November 5 delayed after his attorney asked to interview a social worker. John Day said the request aimed at exploring rehab options while prosecutors urged swift justice for the young victim.
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Kevin Silva
Taos
John Day
Eighth Judicial District
Stan Read
Silva
Sarah Backus
Day
Taos Pueblo
United States
Korea
Vietnam
Picuris officer Joseph Mermejo found strangled near Espanola
Picuris Pueblo officer Joseph Mermejo, 23, was found dead under a bridge on State Road 68 near Espanola on Nov 3. State police say the death is strangulation and a homicide investigation is ongoing. His twin brother James Mermejo reported him missing after a dispute the day before. Mermejo, a rookie training with Picuris officers, planned to apply to the police academy and leave behind colleagues who described him as a great, close friend.
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Picuris Pueblo
Joseph Mermejo
Mermejo
Espanola
James Mermejo
Steve Miera
Miera
San Juan Pueblo
Picuris
Picuris Mountains
Taos
Fight new soccer fields in the works
An ambitious $1 million plan to build eight soccer fields on 20 acres of town owned land near the sewage treatment plant seeks approval within two years. Mayor Fred Peralta said he was approached by Mark Swayne, who suggested repurposing land once used for sludge disposal for youth soccer use.
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Fred Peralta
Mark Swayne
OMI
Houston
Peralta
Tyos
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