BERNALILLO, N.M. (KRQE) – When a missing Pueblo woman was found dead in a ravine, her family wanted answers. However, police never launched a criminal investigation to help find those answers. Now, the family aims to hold those officers accountable.
For nearly three years, Lynelle Tafoya’s family sought answers about what happened to her after she disappeared from her home on the Jemez Pueblo. Her body was found half naked in the Ranchitos ditch near I-40 in the Town of Bernalillo.
Brenda Tafoya, Lynelle’s mom, told KRQE she doesn’t believe her daughter died in an “unattended death.” It’s a case KRQE Investigates exposed earlier this year ; a case that should have gotten more attention, the family said.
Now, Tafoya’s mom, Brenda, is suing the Town of Bernalillo, its police department, and the two officers involved in the case, Jeramie Nevarez and Timothy Tyler.
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