The last time Raquel Ramirez’s family saw her, she was sound asleep at home on the couch. For 37 years her family has waited to find out how and why she ended up murdered and left under a highway overpass.
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Episode Info
If you know anything about Raquel’s 1985 murder in Hartford, Connecticut, please contact the Chief State’s Attorney Cold Case Unit at 860-548-0606.
Raquel Ramirez, 29, was murdered in Hartford, Connecticut in 1985. Her family still awaits answers. Photo Courtesy: Hartford Police Department
A portrait of Raquel Ramirez, who was 29 years old and a mother of three when she died in 1985. Photo Courtesy: Brenda Perez
Raquel Ramirez. Photo Courtesy: Brenda Perez
Raquel Ramirez grave site. Photo Courtesy: Brenda Perez
Raquel Ramirez cold case files. Photo Courtesy: Brenda Perez
A photo from 1985 provided by Hartford Police Detective Andrew Jacobson shows the path that leads to the area under I-91 in Hartford where fishermen found Raquel’s body. Photo Courtesy: Andrew Jacobson
A photo from 1985 provided by Hartford Police Detective Andrew Jacobson shows an officer at the crime scene near where Raquel’s body was found. Photo Courtesy: Andrew Jacobson
A photo from 1985 provided by Hartford Police Detective Andrew Jacobson shows an officer under the I-91 overpass in Hartford. Raquel Ramirez’s body was found in the brush area. Photo Courtesy: Andrew Jacobson
The original crime scene sketch from 1985. Photo Courtesy: Andrew Jacobson
A July 1985 Hartford Courant article about Raquel Ramirez’s murder. Photo Courtesy: The Hartford Courant
Raquel Ramirez’s death notice ran in a July 1985 issue of the Hartford Courant. Photo Courtesy: The Hartford Courant
A 1985 article in the Hartford Courant. Photo Courtesy: The Hartford Courant
1985 article continued. Photo Courtesy: The Hartford Courant
A 2018 article in the Hartford Courant. Photo Courtesy: The Hartford Courant
2018 article continued. Photo Courtesy: The Hartford Courant
Episode Source Material
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The Hartford Courant – After 33 Years, Hartford Police Are Still Asking: Who Killed Raquel Ramirez? By Nicholas Rondinone
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The Hartford Courant – Unsealed documents offer details of sexual assault case, by Steve Jensen
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YouTube – Investigators hoping to solve cold case from 1985. Uploaded by WTNH News8
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WFSB Hartford – Hartford Police shed more light on 1985 murder case, by Olivia Lank, Rob Polansky and Matt Campbell