TDoR 1995 / 1995 / February / 26 / Reyna Sandoval


Reyna Sandoval

Age 35

26 Feb 1995
Oxnard, California (USA)
Shot

TDoR list ref: tdor.info/26 Feb 1995/Reynaldo "Reyna" Sandoval

Reyna Sandoval
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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