Melissa Alvarado
Appearances
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William Alvarado (Ace of Spades, Connecticut)
I think it was like a telenovela of jealousy and manipulation. And it got messy. And I think there was jealousy and possessiveness for her amongst the men. And that ultimately created tension between William and these other men, because now he's in this love triangle with her.
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William Alvarado (Ace of Spades, Connecticut)
that you don't know what she could have said that could have triggered one of these men to take matters into their own hands.
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William Alvarado (Ace of Spades, Connecticut)
All these guys seem to have given her something, whether it's rides or money for cigarettes or tools to make cigarettes or alcohol or extra cash.
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William Alvarado (Ace of Spades, Connecticut)
Melissa said when she thinks about what happened to William, it always hurts her to know that he was killed in a place where he was supposed to be safe. Because he was in his house, right? And he's supposed to feel safe there. And, like, someone comes in where you're supposed to be safe and kills you for who knows what. Probably something so stupid. Literally.
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William Alvarado (Ace of Spades, Connecticut)
It was probably for some girl or some little bit amount of money or some discrepancy of some sort. Something probably so small that he lost his life for that now there's this hole in my dad and his siblings and the Alvarado family that it's like, why? And someone should be held accountable because he didn't deserve that. And it just, it's forever changed.
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William Alvarado (Ace of Spades, Connecticut)
Something's missing and it didn't need to be missing.
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William Alvarado (Ace of Spades, Connecticut)
We just want someone to come forward and to speak up and to do the right thing in order to keep that community safe and to give and bring William justice and closure to our family to just come forward if they are scared. We can understand that, but they can make the choice to do something now, right? They can... Come forward now, you know, and make the right decision to help William.
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William Alvarado (Ace of Spades, Connecticut)
And it's okay that they didn't before, but they can make a new decision and choose to do that now.
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William Alvarado (Ace of Spades, Connecticut)
There was like this bench or by the tree. They just like to sit outside and watch people pass.
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William Alvarado (Ace of Spades, Connecticut)
William would collect cans to get extra money, so then he would have a little bit more money that he really, you know, worked for, to then again to have people come asking him for his money. His mental state was like, he was like super kind-hearted.
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William Alvarado (Ace of Spades, Connecticut)
He is someone who would, he didn't have much, but he would still give, you know, and he doesn't have anything to give, you know, but he would still share.
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William Alvarado (Ace of Spades, Connecticut)
He just was someone that kept to himself, wanted to enjoy people around him and have friends and company and just have companionship. And sadly, that included people with bad intentions. And he was too young-minded to recognize, this person is probably not good for me. He easily could be manipulated. He was just very warm and open and accepting.
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William Alvarado (Ace of Spades, Connecticut)
And ultimately, him being that accepting probably cost him his life because he allowed perhaps the wrong people in his life, the wrong intentions. And when he did, say, recognize those things, it was literally too late, right?
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William Alvarado (Ace of Spades, Connecticut)
He just was naive to the fact that people may have been gravitating towards him not to be his friend, but to take advantage, manipulate, and have poor intentions. Again, like a little kid, like, oh, I want them to be my friend, so let me help them.
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William Alvarado (Ace of Spades, Connecticut)
Say they spent their check and they need five minutes for cigarettes and they walk by William's apartment because he would leave his door open at times. When William got money, he was flashy with it as if he had money, but it's not much money. There were moments that my dad walked into his apartment and he had like dollar bills, like money pinned on his wall.
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William Alvarado (Ace of Spades, Connecticut)
Like, helping her with things. So, like, she clearly was taking advantage, giving him some attention, probably to encourage him to keep helping her, right? Like, that's how you can manipulate. He's a lonely old man.