MURDERED: Mercedes Vega

The Murder Diaries

Cloud10

True Crime, Society & Culture

4.6 • 755 Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

In the early morning hours of Monday, April 17th, 2023, 22-year-old Mercedes Vega was found dead in the backseat of a burning vehicle. She was a beautiful young woman with a full life ahead of her, until someone brutally tortured and murdered her. Her mother and father continue to fight for law enforcement to get justice for Mercedes. If you have any information on the murder of Mercedes Vega, please contact the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Department at 602-876-8477. Please visit the social media sites for Mercedes and share her story to ensure that her case remains in the forefront of law enforcement and the public. Justice for Mercedes Marianna Vega Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1041193393898060/ Mercedes' Mother Erika's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@erikapillsbury Listen Ad Free And Get Access to Exclusive Journal Entries Episodes: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4HEzJSwElA7MkbYYie9Jin Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themurderdiariespod Apple: Hit subscribe/ 1 week free trail available Sponsorship Link: Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period and take your retail business to the next level today! https://shopify.com/murderdiaries Resources: https://themurderdiariespodcast.com/episodes Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Glitter Blast by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4707-glitter-blast License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Our Links: Link Hub: https://msha.ke/themurderdiaries Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themurderdiariespod/ Edited by: https://www.landispodcastediting.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Listen, ad-free and get to know Natalie and me better by subscribing on Apple Podcast or heading over to patreon.com slash the murder diaries pod.
0:08.2	On Spotify, you can do the same by searching the murder diaries ad-free.
0:13.4	Welcome back to the murder diaries.
0:16.0	22-year-old Mercedes Vega was headed out for a fun night with friends when she was struck in the head and
0:21.4	abducted from the underground parking garage per apartment complex. Just a few hours later,
0:26.5	she was found dead in the back seat of a vehicle that had veered off the interstate. No one could
0:31.8	imagine who would have committed such a brutal act, particularly against someone who was so kind,
0:37.5	open, and loving.
0:39.1	Her murder remains unsolved.
0:41.3	This is her story.
0:44.2	You still think it's in my head,
0:50.8	but I'm walking with the day.
1:04.2	Mercedes Mariana Vega was born on March 10th, 2001, in Anchorage, Alaska to her mother Erica. In her obituary, the writer refers to Mercedes as Our Beautiful Light. Continuing on
1:10.7	by writing, emerging onto this earth in a few
1:13.1	very short minutes, she quickly established her place in this world as a considerable energy.
1:18.6	She made a substantial impact on everyone she encountered. Erica went into the hospital and labor
1:23.9	with her daughter and Mercedes was born in less than 10 minutes. She was definitely
1:28.4	ready to meet the world. Mercedes was a beautiful young child who'd loved horses and babies. She
1:34.3	played the violin and had a beautiful singing voice. Mercedes actually sang the national anthem
1:39.5	at many sports games and special events. She was a straight-A student throughout her school career.
1:45.2	She was also an incredible swimmer and loved the ocean. She used to say, my soul belongs in
1:51.0	Hawaii. Mercedes was incredibly intuitive from a very young age. She could pick up on things
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