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Sep 2023
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Socorro Caro - 535

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November 22nd, 1999. Camarillo, California. After an argument with his wife, Xavier Caro left his home and drove to his office. When he returned, he found his wife injured from a gunshot wound to the head, and three of his children dead in their beds.

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