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Family haunted by History Untold of boy they believe was lynched

Published: January 19, 2024 at 6:42 PMUpdated: July 25, 2024 at 2:55 PM

Tags: texas, drone 12, local news, history untold, helotes, history, news, Local News, History Untold, Helotes, Texas, History, Drone 12

A mystery has haunted the family of Guillermo Sanchez for generations. They’ve long believed the 12-year-old buried in the Cepeda family cemetery near Helotes was lynched in 1929 by a group of Anglos as he was tending his family’s flock of sheep.

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