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The people shown here were killed in separate violent crimes involving individuals who were in the country illegally. These cases occurred in different states and at different times but share a documented and often overlooked connection. These were real people. Real lives. Real families forever changed. 𝐃𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐬𝐨𝐧 (19) — Killed in a home in Bowie, Maryland, her body was later thrown off of a bridge. 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐲 (22) — A nursing student attacked while jogging, beaten with a rock, suffocated, and assaulted. 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧 (37) — A mother of five abducted while hiking on a Maryland trail and killed, bludgeoned with rocks, strangled, and her body hidden in a culvert. 𝐊𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐚 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐧 (20) — A young woman with autism was bound, assaulted, and strangled in her home (with the attack partially recorded on voicemail). 𝐉𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐍𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐲 (12) — Abducted assaulted and killed in Houston, Texas, her body was later found in a creek. 𝐋𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐚 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐬𝐨𝐧 (40) — Fatally shot during a random attempted robbery while driving in South Carolina. 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐰 𝐈𝐈 (17) — A high school student shot and killed in a drive-by after being confronted and mistaken for a rival gang member. 🕊️ #RIP