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Taos Pueblo Man Sentenced for Killing Indigenous Artist DeAnna Autumn Leaf Suazo

Santiago Martinez was sentenced in federal court to 10 years in federal prison for the November 2021 killing of his longtime girlfriend, DeAnna Autumn Leaf Suazo, a Taos Pueblo woman, during a domestic-violence incident.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice

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