For some time, it seemed that whoever fatally stabbed 22-year-old Tiara Atencio and left her bleeding on S.E. Powell Boulevard near 68th Avenue late on October 19, 2023, might escape justice.
East Precinct officers were dispatched to the area at 11:05 p.m. that night two years ago, and found Atencio seriously wounded. Although she was rushed by ambulance to a local hospital, she succumbed to her injuries. The medical examiner stated that her death was by stab wounds, and the manner of death was homicide.
Although PPB Homicide Unit detectives had leads about her possible assailant, no arrests were made when they were followed…