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Ruth Esmeralda Olvera

Case from La-feria, TX dated Apr 17, 2021

Victim Details

Ruth Esmeralda Olvera

Female

La-feria

TX

2021-04-17

19

Ruth

Esmeralda Olvera

06/29/2026

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Ruth Esmeralda Olvera, a 19-year-old woman from La Feria, Texas, tragically lost her life on April 17, 2021. She was found dead inside a 2013 Chevrolet Cruze parked at 2102 W. Expressway 83 around 8:37 p.m. on April 19, 2021. Ruth was shot in her left torso.

The investigation into Ruth's death led to the arrest of Guadalupe Garcia Ybarra Jr., a 37-year-old man from Mercedes, and Esmeralda Chapa, a 36-year-old woman from Brownsville. Both were charged with murder. Ybarra, who was Ruth's st ...
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  • KVEO-TV: Man, woman charged with murder of 19-year-old, Mercedes police says
  • Ruth Esmeralda Olvera, age 19 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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