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When Facebook launched their pages and groups function, it was also meant to bring people with something in common together.

In the case of Marlen Ochoa-Lopez, a 19-year-old pregnant with her second child, a Facebook group called Help a Sister Out was her saving grace. Clarisa Figueroa, a mom offering baby clothes to Marlen, was her saving grace.

That blessing would turn into a nightmare.
It would become a nightmare for Marlen, her baby, her boyfriend, and her family and friends.

This is the case of the murder of Marlen Ochoa-Lopez, a 19-year-old mother who’s time was cut short in a vicious and brutal manner.

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