ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It would have been her 20th birthday. Instead, 10 years after the gruesome murder of Victoria Martens, the community still gathers every year to mourn her loss.
For 10 years, a tree at Mariposa Basin Park has been a place to remember a girl who never got the chance to grow up. People have placed butterflies, dolls, sparkles, and purple items, all the things Victoria Martens loved.
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“I do it for Victoria. I do it for my former friend that’s no longer with us. Her daughter was Victoria’s best friend, and they lived right there,” said Joell Leah, organizer of the vigil…