1 Texas Women Killed by their Intimate Partner in 2003

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She was shot and killed by her ex-husband inside her apartment. Police reported theviolence as a murder-suicide.Unknown VictimCommon-Law WifeTexas Council on Family Violence research has not discovered the name or story of thisvictim as reported by the county to the Texas Department of Public Safety.Unknown VictimCommon-Law WifeTexas Council on Family Violence research has not discovered the name or story of thisvictim as reported by the county to the Texas Department of Public Safety.DENTON COUNTYDenise Ann Johnson, 23Residence: Lake DallasMay 31, 2003Denise’s body was found buried in a barrel of concrete on a rural road. Police determinedshe had been stabbed and suffocated. She was five months pregnant. Police arrestedDenise’s boyfriend, Steven Wiederhold, 26, after he told two acquaintances he had killedDenise and dumped her body in Oklahoma. In July 2004, a jury found Wiederhold guiltyand sentenced him to life in prison.Vilma Rios, 19Residence: DentonDecember 28, 2003Vilma was shot by her ex-boyfriend, Jose Nogues, 23. Nogues then shot himself andtheir daughter at Rios’s apartment. Nogues died at a hospital; the girl survived. Rios hadapplied for a protective order against Nogues prior to her murder.EL PASO COUNTYDebra Harmon-Frakes, 43Residence: El PasoJuly 7, 2003Debra was shot and killed by her husband of less than one year, Ben Rogers Frakes, 65.In March 2004, Frakes pled guilty and received a 15-year sentence.Rebeca Greene, 30Residence: El PasoAugust 6, 2003Rebecca was shot and killed by her husband of less than one month, Rodolfo A. Greene,56, a U.S. Border Patrol agent. He then killed himself. Her 6-year-old daughter and avisiting 10-year-old cousin were awakened by gunfire and ran outside, where they waiteduntil police arrived.Judith Hernandez, 30Residence: El PasoSeptember 28, 20038
Judith was shot and killed by her common-law husband, Jose Delgado, 32, after their 11-year-old daughter's birthday party. Before killing himself, Delgado also killed OscarMiranda, 38, a neighbor who tried to intervene. Judith and Miranda each had twochildren.Maria Victoria Martinez, 24Residence: El PasoDecember 15, 2003Maria was shot and killed by her common-law husband, Rodolfo Candelaria Jr., who thencommitted suicide. The couple had two sons.ERATH COUNTYBrenda Smith, 46Residence: StephenvilleJuly 3, 2003Police say Brenda was kidnapped, beaten and thrown from a moving car by herboyfriend, Juan Moreno, 26. Brenda was taken to a hospital for treatment, and when shewas discharged, police placed her at a hotel for her safety during recovery. But she laterdied from her injuries. Moreno was arrested in connection with the kidnapping andcharged in Brenda’s death.Unknown VictimWifeTexas Council on Family Violence research has not discovered the name or story of thisvictim as reported by the county to the Texas Department of Public Safety.FORT BEND COUNTYSandra K. Goodrich, 48Residence: Mission BendSeptember 13, 2003Police say Sandra was fatally shot by her husband, Kevin Goodrich, 44, who was arrestedin his wife’s death. Goodrich told police the shooting was an accident. He was sentencedto life in prison.Maria Sylvia Hernandez, 41Residence: RichmondDecember 25, 2003Maria was stabbed during an altercation with her husband, Luis Cuchilla, 37, onChristmas Day. Cuchilla then stabbed himself, but survived. After he was indicted on acharge of murder and released on bond, Cuchilla committed suicide. Maria had obtainedan emergency protective order against Cuchilla prior to her murder.Kelly Murphey, 34Residence: KendletonJanuary 16, 2003Kelly was shot by her boyfriend, Michael Wayne Joseph, 34, after a domestic dispute.After killing Kelly, Joseph took their daughter to a friend's house, returned to the homehe shared with Kelly, and then killed himself.GAINES COUNTY9
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