Remembering Our Dead

Reyna Sandoval

Reyna was shot in the chest and head.

The oldest unsolved 1995 murder claimed the life of Reynaldo Sandoval, a.k.a. Reyna.

Sandoval, 35, was well-known to police and the people of Oxnard's La Colonia neighborhood, a [trans woman] who dressed in women's clothing and often was referred to as "she" or "her."

"For all intents and purposes, [she] was living as a female," Troy said.

Friends recalled Sandoval as a friendly person who loved children, someone with whom "no one had any problems."

On Feb. 26, Troy said, Sandoval and [her]roommate were walking down the street near their home when a group of men attacked them and shot Sandoval in the chest and head.

Police found [her] body in the gutter, still clad in spandex pants and a red woman's top.

http://articles.latimes.com/1995-12-30/local/me-19203_1_ventura-county

https://sites.google.com/oxnardpd.org/opdcoldcase/home

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10_JeZ7LEIRhvewTCoL5mVkH6MQJzf7fSXl4-P6QJ0v0/edit#gid=0

Report added: 17 Feb 2019. Last updated: 13 Jan 2021

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