Murder of Janaya Thompson

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On July 16, 2014, in Gulfport, Mississippi, five-year-old Janaya Makayia Thompson (October 15, 2008 – July 16, 2014) was abducted outside her apartment by Alberto Julio Garcia (born January 22, 1985), who raped and murdered the girl by hanging her in an abandoned trailer, where her body was found 12 hours after her disappearance. Garcia was arrested and charged with capital murder. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to death in January 2017, and he is currently on death row awaiting execution as of 2026.

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