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Michael   Buckelew

REFERENCE NUMBER: 158 - Unsolved
COMPANY: D
RACE: White
SEX: Male
CITY: Edinburg
COUNTY: Hidalgo
RELATED YEAR: 2002
SUSPECTS: None



DETAILS:

On Sunday, 08-25-2002, at approximately 2:00 AM, Michael Jason BUCKELEW and Enedelia BENAVIDES were in a mobile home in the 6300 block of Gold Avenue in Edinburg. An unknown person(s) entered the residence and fatally shot BUCKELEW and BENAVIDES. Said person(s) also shot and critically injured a third person before leaving the residence. BUCKELEW and BENAVIDES were both deaf and mute. They had recently arrived in Edinburg from Houston.

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