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Courtney Browen

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Murder In America
EP. 202: NEW MEXICO - RAPED & MURDERED ON HER 10TH BIRTHDAY: The Story of Victoria Martens

I wish you can be here with me. Thank you, Victoria, for being an amazing friend. I'm happy you're in heaven flying with the angels. Where her school picture would have been was the image of two purple angel wings. Her school also put up a bench in her honor that reads, quote, in memory of Victoria Martins. But as 2017 turned to 2018,

Murder In America
EP. 202: NEW MEXICO - RAPED & MURDERED ON HER 10TH BIRTHDAY: The Story of Victoria Martens

Everyone following this case was ready for justice, to see the perpetrators, Michelle Martins, Fabian Gonzalez, and Jessica Kelly, go to prison for the atrocities they committed. But in 2018, two whole years after Victoria's murder, the DA's office would drop a bombshell. In fact, this is one of the biggest twists I think I've ever heard.

Murder In America
EP. 202: NEW MEXICO - RAPED & MURDERED ON HER 10TH BIRTHDAY: The Story of Victoria Martens

Everyone following this case was ready for justice, to see the perpetrators, Michelle Martins, Fabian Gonzalez, and Jessica Kelly, go to prison for the atrocities they committed. But in 2018, two whole years after Victoria's murder, the DA's office would drop a bombshell. In fact, this is one of the biggest twists I think I've ever heard.

Murder In America
EP. 202: NEW MEXICO - RAPED & MURDERED ON HER 10TH BIRTHDAY: The Story of Victoria Martens

Everyone following this case was ready for justice, to see the perpetrators, Michelle Martins, Fabian Gonzalez, and Jessica Kelly, go to prison for the atrocities they committed. But in 2018, two whole years after Victoria's murder, the DA's office would drop a bombshell. In fact, this is one of the biggest twists I think I've ever heard.

Murder In America
EP. 202: NEW MEXICO - RAPED & MURDERED ON HER 10TH BIRTHDAY: The Story of Victoria Martens

And it has to do with the physical evidence found at the scene. You see, over the last two years, investigators had been basing their entire investigation on Michelle's confession. However, as the results of that evidence began to come in, investigators realized that they had it all wrong. As it turns out, there had been semen found on Victoria's body.

Murder In America
EP. 202: NEW MEXICO - RAPED & MURDERED ON HER 10TH BIRTHDAY: The Story of Victoria Martens

And it has to do with the physical evidence found at the scene. You see, over the last two years, investigators had been basing their entire investigation on Michelle's confession. However, as the results of that evidence began to come in, investigators realized that they had it all wrong. As it turns out, there had been semen found on Victoria's body.

Murder In America
EP. 202: NEW MEXICO - RAPED & MURDERED ON HER 10TH BIRTHDAY: The Story of Victoria Martens

And it has to do with the physical evidence found at the scene. You see, over the last two years, investigators had been basing their entire investigation on Michelle's confession. However, as the results of that evidence began to come in, investigators realized that they had it all wrong. As it turns out, there had been semen found on Victoria's body.

Murder In America
EP. 202: NEW MEXICO - RAPED & MURDERED ON HER 10TH BIRTHDAY: The Story of Victoria Martens

There was also DNA on her back, her neck, and under her fingernails. But it wasn't Fabian's. was someone else an unknown male who wasn't in their system even further during victoria's autopsy they determined that she had died somewhere between 7 pm and 8 30 pm on august 23rd and cell phone data actually proved that both michelle and fabian were not in the apartment during that time so

Murder In America
EP. 202: NEW MEXICO - RAPED & MURDERED ON HER 10TH BIRTHDAY: The Story of Victoria Martens

There was also DNA on her back, her neck, and under her fingernails. But it wasn't Fabian's. was someone else an unknown male who wasn't in their system even further during victoria's autopsy they determined that she had died somewhere between 7 pm and 8 30 pm on august 23rd and cell phone data actually proved that both michelle and fabian were not in the apartment during that time so

Murder In America
EP. 202: NEW MEXICO - RAPED & MURDERED ON HER 10TH BIRTHDAY: The Story of Victoria Martens

There was also DNA on her back, her neck, and under her fingernails. But it wasn't Fabian's. was someone else an unknown male who wasn't in their system even further during victoria's autopsy they determined that she had died somewhere between 7 pm and 8 30 pm on august 23rd and cell phone data actually proved that both michelle and fabian were not in the apartment during that time so

Murder In America
EP. 202: NEW MEXICO - RAPED & MURDERED ON HER 10TH BIRTHDAY: The Story of Victoria Martens

Michelle Martins had given a false confession. There was no meth in Victoria's system and she and Fabian were not there when Victoria was raped and murdered like she had claimed. But you know who was in the apartment during that time? Fabian's cousin, Jessica Kelly.

Murder In America
EP. 202: NEW MEXICO - RAPED & MURDERED ON HER 10TH BIRTHDAY: The Story of Victoria Martens

Michelle Martins had given a false confession. There was no meth in Victoria's system and she and Fabian were not there when Victoria was raped and murdered like she had claimed. But you know who was in the apartment during that time? Fabian's cousin, Jessica Kelly.

Murder In America
EP. 202: NEW MEXICO - RAPED & MURDERED ON HER 10TH BIRTHDAY: The Story of Victoria Martens

Michelle Martins had given a false confession. There was no meth in Victoria's system and she and Fabian were not there when Victoria was raped and murdered like she had claimed. But you know who was in the apartment during that time? Fabian's cousin, Jessica Kelly.

Murder In America
EP. 202: NEW MEXICO - RAPED & MURDERED ON HER 10TH BIRTHDAY: The Story of Victoria Martens

Now the morning after the murder, right after Jessica had jumped off their second story balcony, she briefly mentioned something about a random man coming into the apartment the day before. But then shortly after that, she lawyered up. Then Michelle gave her story of what happened and investigators thought they knew the truth, but they couldn't have been more wrong.

Murder In America
EP. 202: NEW MEXICO - RAPED & MURDERED ON HER 10TH BIRTHDAY: The Story of Victoria Martens

Now the morning after the murder, right after Jessica had jumped off their second story balcony, she briefly mentioned something about a random man coming into the apartment the day before. But then shortly after that, she lawyered up. Then Michelle gave her story of what happened and investigators thought they knew the truth, but they couldn't have been more wrong.

Murder In America
EP. 202: NEW MEXICO - RAPED & MURDERED ON HER 10TH BIRTHDAY: The Story of Victoria Martens

Now the morning after the murder, right after Jessica had jumped off their second story balcony, she briefly mentioned something about a random man coming into the apartment the day before. But then shortly after that, she lawyered up. Then Michelle gave her story of what happened and investigators thought they knew the truth, but they couldn't have been more wrong.

Murder In America
EP. 202: NEW MEXICO - RAPED & MURDERED ON HER 10TH BIRTHDAY: The Story of Victoria Martens

Like we mentioned, Michelle and Fabian had been going in and out of their apartment that entire day. It didn't matter that it was Victoria's 10th birthday. They had better things to do, like doing drugs and running around town meeting up with different people. And while they were busy doing that, they left Victoria and Jessica Kelly's care.

Murder In America
EP. 202: NEW MEXICO - RAPED & MURDERED ON HER 10TH BIRTHDAY: The Story of Victoria Martens

Like we mentioned, Michelle and Fabian had been going in and out of their apartment that entire day. It didn't matter that it was Victoria's 10th birthday. They had better things to do, like doing drugs and running around town meeting up with different people. And while they were busy doing that, they left Victoria and Jessica Kelly's care.

Murder In America
EP. 202: NEW MEXICO - RAPED & MURDERED ON HER 10TH BIRTHDAY: The Story of Victoria Martens

Like we mentioned, Michelle and Fabian had been going in and out of their apartment that entire day. It didn't matter that it was Victoria's 10th birthday. They had better things to do, like doing drugs and running around town meeting up with different people. And while they were busy doing that, they left Victoria and Jessica Kelly's care.

Murder In America
EP. 202: NEW MEXICO - RAPED & MURDERED ON HER 10TH BIRTHDAY: The Story of Victoria Martens

Now, both Fabian and Michelle knew that Jessica had been extremely paranoid. In fact, she hadn't left the apartment in days because she was scared that someone was coming after her. After smoking meth that morning, Jessica was frantically looking out the windows. She kept the front door open so she could see if someone was coming upstairs.