Heather's social security card was issued in the state of Colorado sometime between 1989 and 1992.
Heather was found murdered near a girlfriend's home. She was strangled, hit by a blunt instrument, and stabbed 35 times. She had snuck out the window of her friends' home and later that morning her body was found - ditched along a country road.
Just after the murder, the only suspect was Antonio Flores, 17. A 14 year old friend of Antonio's told police that Antonio recruited him to dispose of Heather's body. Some people said that Heather and Antonio were boyfriend and girlfriend - those who had seen them together - while her family objected to the idea. In June of 2002, Flores was arraigned and he maintained his innocence.
I'm a Founder of AncientFaces and support the community answering questions & helping members make connections to the past (thus my official title of Founder & Content and Community Support ). For me, it's been a labor of love for over 20 years. I truly believe with all of my heart that everyone should be remembered for generations to come.
I am 2nd generation San Jose and have seen a lot of changes in the area while growing up. We used to be known as the "Valley of Heart's Delight" (because the Valley was covered with orchards and there were many canneries to process the food grown here, which shipped all over the US) - now we have adopted the nickname "Capital of Silicon Valley" and Apple, Ebay, Adobe, Netflix, Facebook, and many more tech companies are within a few miles of my current home in San Jose (including AncientFaces). From a small town of 25,000, we have grown to 1 million plus. And when you add in all of the communities surrounding us (for instance, Saratoga, where I attended high school, living a block from our previous Mayor), we are truly one of the big cities in the US. I am so very proud of my hometown. For more information see Kathy - Founder & Content and Community Director My family began AncientFaces because we believe that unique photos and stories that show who people are/were should be shared with the world.