The City of Nogales is celebrating National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims for the first time with a ceremony honoring lost loved ones.
NOGALES, Ariz. — In 2007, Congress designated September 25 as National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims. This year is the first year the City of Nogales held a ceremony, celebrating the day by honoring loved ones.
Stemper lost her daughter Marilyn Pacheco in 2019 when she was shot and killed by her ex-boyfriend on Interstate 19.“We’re advocates and she always knows that. She sees us, I know she does, and she’d be very proud of us,” she said. Her sister Jacqueline Lara said she waited outside the apartment for hours, knowing her sister’s eight-month-old daughter was inside.
Jacqueline Lara and her mother, Elva Aguirre, have cared for Berenice Aguirre’s daughter since then. She is now 4-years-old. Just recently, she was reunited with the officer who had saved her from the apartment.
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