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Patricia Villarreal
Status: HOMICIDE
City: Oakland
State: California
County: Alameda County
Date of birth: June 14, 1972
Date of death: July 28, 1991
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Race: Hispanic/Latino
Cause of death: Knife Stabbing
Anniversary month: July
LEA: Oakland Police Department, Oakland, California
Case Description
On July 28, 1991, Patricia Villarreal, 19, and her sister were standing in a parking lot of a Lucky Supermarket on Lakeshore Avenue in Oakland, California. Around 1:15 A.M. a man approached them and attacked them. Both Patricia and her sister were stabbed several times. Patricia was taken to Highland Hospital and was pronounced deceased at the hospital. Patricia's sister survived. A person was charged in the homicide but charges were eventually dropped. Patricia's family continues to advocate for their loved one and seek answers in her case.
If you have any information on the unsolved homicide of Patirica Villarreal, please contact Oakland Police Department at (510) 777-3333. To remain anonymous and possibly be eligible for a reward, you can call Crimestoppers USA at (800) 222-TIPS (8477).
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