Wanda Cartagena

Wanda Cartagena

Status: HOMICIDE

City: Springfield

State: Massachusetts

Date of birth: February 2, 1972

Date of death: August 14, 1989

Age: 17

Gender: Female

Race: Hispanic/Latino

Cause of death: Ligature Strangulation

Anniversary month: August

LEA: Springfield Police Department

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Case Description

Wanda Cartagena, 17, pregnant with her second child, was discovered deceased in her Springfield, Massachusetts second-floor apartment around 4:30pm on August 14, 1989.

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