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Amanda J Howell 1983 - 1998

Amanda Jo Howell of El Paso, El Paso County, TX was born on December 31, 1983 in El Paso, and died at age 14 years old on January 15, 1998 in El Paso. Amanda Howell was buried at Woodbine Cemetery 201 E Hermosa Dr, in Artesia, Eddy County, NM.

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  • Introduction

    Amanda Jo Howell was born to Larry Howell and Jonell Jones, and she had siblings Jason and Lindi Howell. Her father predeceased her. Amanda was a seventh grader when she was unfortunately killed at the age of 14. She was strangled in her hometown of El Paso, Texas and two teen-age boys, just 15 years old, were charged with her murder. See 2 teens charged with strangling 14-year-old girl for a news article about the identification and arrest of her murderers. See Amanda J Howell: Obituary for Amanda's obituary.
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    December 31, 1983
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    El Paso, El Paso County, Texas United States
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Amanda was Caucasian.

  • Nationality & Locations

    Born and raised in El Paso, Texas, Amanda lived all of short 14 year life in El Paso. She was buried in Woodbine Cemetery in Artesia, New Mexico.

  • Early Life & Education

    Amanda was a seventh-grader at the School of Educational Enrichment, a private school in El Paso Texas.

  • Religious Beliefs

    Amanda's funeral services were at First United Methodist Church.

  • Personal Life & Family

    Amanda was a fifteen year old who enjoy playing the cello and drawing. Her father died before her, and she was survived by her mother, her brother, Jason, and her sister, Lindi Howell.
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    El Paso, El Paso County, Texas United States
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    HOWELL - Services are scheduled at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 20, at First United Methodist Church for Amanda Jo Howell of El Paso, Texas. Howell, 14, died January 15 in El Paso. Burial will be at Woodbine Cemetery. Howell was born December 31, 1983, to Jonell and Larry Howell, formerly of Artesia. She was preceded in death by her father. Howell was a seventh-grader at the School of Educational Enrichment, a private school in El Paso. She played the cello and enjoyed drawing. Survivors include her mother of the home; brother, Jason Howell of Albuquerque; sister, Lindi Howell of Alburquerque; maternal grandmother, Jonelll Gilmore of Artesia; paternal grandparents, Carl and Florence Howell of Roswell; aunts, Lynette Fry and Pat Nelms, both of Artesia, and Mary Helen Bush of Abilene; uncle Ken Howell of Salinas, California; and numerous cousins. - Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, New Mexico) Tuesday, January 20, 1998 on page 8.
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The photo of Amanda in an El Paso Times article (February 14, 1998) about her murder.
Date & Place: in El Paso, El Paso County, Texas United States
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2 teens charged with strangling 14-year-old girl
Two male teen-agers were in custody Friday night in connection with the strangulation of Amanda Howell, 14. They are charged with her murder.

Amanda, a student at the private School for Educational Enrichment, 7310 Bishop Flores, was reported missing January 14 from her West Side Home. The next day sheriff's deputies were called to a canal bank in Socorro after students going home from school discovered a body off Worsham Road. El Paso County sheriff's detectives said Howell apparently knew the two unidentified juveniles, who are both 15. "They are people who were in her circle of acquaintances," Detective Sergeant Andres Ortega said. "I don't know if these people were in her intimate circle of friends."

One of the suspects was taken into custody Thursday, and the other was brought in Friday. While officers are confident they have Amanda Howell's killers in custody, Ortega said, the investigation is far from over. "We haven't closed it yet. There's still more investigation to do," he said. "We're by no means finished with this case." Ortega said detectives will continue their investigation to find out why Amanda was killed. "It wasn't a robbery or revenge or anything like that," Ortega said. "Right now, we don't know what the motive is."

Stan West, a family friend who was at the Howell home Friday night, said Amanda's mother had not been notified by Sheriff's Department officials about the arrests. "Hopefully, the arrests will lead to some closure for Amanda's mother," he said. Investigators had an extensive list to wrok through, Ortega said, and the scope of the inquiry narrowed until it focused on the two suspects. "She did have a lot of acquaintances throughout the city," Ortega said. "But as the investigation progressed, we started focusing our investigation on individuals. There was enough probable cause to pick them up."

The medical examiner's report stated the cause of Howell's death was "asphyxiation due to compression of the neck." Although the autopsy indicates that traces of marijuana and Rohypnol, known as the "date rape" drug, were found in her system, investigators believe she did not overdose and apparently was not sexually assaulted before her death. The two suspects are scheduled for a detention hearing Monday.

- El Paso Times (El Paso, Texas) Saturday, February 14, 1998 on page 9.
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