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DNA Evidence Links Agent to 2012 Murder | Texas News
A North Texas real estate agent, Mayra Velasquez, has been released on a $450,000 bond after being charged with the 2012 murder of her friend Irasema Chavez, who was stabbed over 100 times. New DNA evidence — including a blood droplet and a discarded fork — now links Velasquez to the crime, though her attorney fiercely disputes the findings, calling the evidence flawed and suggesting the security footage may show a male suspect. Police maintain Velasquez acted alone and are confident she’s the killer, while she’ll be under house arrest with an ankle monitor in Dallas or Tarrant counties until…
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