The Murdered
Efrain Vargas
Queens, New York
🚨 Unsolved: Who Killed Efrain Vargas? 🚨
On Sunday, January 29, 2017, the life of 24-year-old Efrain Vargas came to a tragic and violent end. At approximately 3:30 p.m., Efrain was found inside his locked, single-room basement apartment at 89-29 91st Street in Queens, New York, after his mother, unable to reach him for several days, went to check on him. Growing increasingly worried, she asked two of Efrain’s neighbors to help open the door. What they found was every parent’s worst nightmare—Efrain lying face up on the floor, the victim of a horrifying attack.
Investigators determined that Efrain had been brutally beaten, stabbed, and burned. He also suffered defensive wounds, showing that he fought desperately for his life. The apartment had been locked from the outside with a key, adding another disturbing layer to a case that has left investigators searching for answers.
Although detectives acknowledged that Efrain had experienced a difficult past, they also emphasized that he was working hard to change his life for the better. He was trying to move forward, build a brighter future, and leave his struggles behind when his life was so cruelly taken. His loved ones were robbed of the chance to watch him continue that journey, and they have been left carrying the pain of his loss ever since.
Years later, the murder of Efrain Vargas remains unsolved. His family is still searching for justice, hoping that someone, somewhere, knows the truth about what happened that day. Even the smallest piece of information could help bring accountability and provide long-overdue answers.
📞 If you have any information about the murder of Efrain Vargas, please contact NY Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS. Your tip could help bring justice to Efrain and peace to the family that continues to mourn him. 🕊️
Sources:
https://abc7ny.com/post/mother-seeks-answers-on-one-year-anniversary-of-sons-murder/2993052/
https://nypost.com/2017/01/30/cops-probe-death-of-man-found-stabbed-and-burned/ https://qns.com/2017/02/police-investigating-suspicious-death-of-woodhaven-resident/
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