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Texas Teen Found Naked, Strangled and Dumped in a Ditch: She Never Got to Walk in Her Graduation: Kaitlin Hernandez
Remembering Kaitlin Hernandez: A Tragic Loss in San Antonio
San Antonio has been cloaked in sorrow following the tragic death of 17-year-old Kaitlin Hernandez. The local community and her loved ones are mourning the heartbreaking loss of a young life filled with promise and vitality.
A Life Cut Short
Kaitlin Hernandez was a senior at Roosevelt High School, eagerly awaiting her high school graduation in May. However, her dreams were abruptly and brutally cut short. She vanished after going for a walk with a friend in her Northeast Side neighborhood on a Tuesday and did not return.
A Devastating Discovery
The distressing search concluded with a grim discovery: Kaitlin’s body was found late Tuesday night under a bridge on the 7600 block of Dell Oak Drive, in a drainage ditch and less than a half-mile from her home. Adding to the horror, she was found undressed and had been strangled, as confirmed by the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s office.
