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Eileen Nicole Ponce-Orta

  • 22 years old
  • Born Dec 30, 1985
  • Died Feb 15, 2008
  • United States
This page is created for friends and family to pay their tribute to Eileen Nicole. It was a very tragic death. My prayers are with Eileen and her family at this time of grief. God Bless....
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Authorities on Tuesday were looking for the killer of a woman whose body was found in her minivan by startled family members summoned to a parking lot by Pomona police, who had failed to check the interior of the vehicle.

 

The body of Eileen Nicole Ponce-Orta, 22, was found Friday under some blankets in the van, which was parked in a lot reserved for police officers near the courthouse in the 400 block Civic Center Plaza.

 

She had been missing since earlier in the week. "They said they located Eileen's van and that there were no signs of foul play and no blood," Tracy Ponce, the victim's mother, told the Los Angeles Times. "I said, oh well, that's a relief."

Ponce told The Times that when family members arrived at the lot, they found her daughter's maroon Plymouth Voyager with the front windows rolled down. Opening the van's sliding door, Ponce lifted up some blankets in the back seat and saw part of a leg. Ponce knew it was her daughter, because of her purple toenail polish. Authorities said Ponce-Orta, the La Puente mother of a 2-year-old, had been stabbed in the neck. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Police declined to discuss any details of the homicide investigation. No arrests have been made.

 

Family members said they were dumbfounded as to why officers didn't check inside the van before releasing it to them. Pomona Police Chief Joe Romero defended his department, saying officers had followed proper protocol.

 

Pomona Mayor Norma Torres said she wants to know more about the department's protocols in dealing with such cases.

 

http://www.knbc.com/news/15342108/detail.html

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WE LOVE YOU CUZ

VERONICA PONCE Jun 16, 2009

EILEEN, i WILL NEVER FORGET YOU. THE WAY YOU MADE ME LAUGH AND HOW I COULD JUST CALL YOU UP AND YOU'D ALWAYS BE THERE TO TALK TO ME AND CHEER ME UP. YOU MADE ME AND MY BROTHER FEEL SO PROUD TO KNOW YOU AND TO BE A PART OF THE FAMILY. WE LOVE YOU EILEEN AND YOU ARE TRuLY MISSED BY SO MANY PEOPLE. BUT I KNOW I WILL SEE YOU AGAIN GIRL AND YOU ARE WATCHING OVER US NOW. R.i.P COUSIN.
WE LOVE YOU.

I miss you Eileen

Rebecca Sep 21, 2008

I knew Eileen I went camping with her I am only 10 years old but I loved her like a sister also I loved her cute little girl. I miss you Eilenne I love you 2

IM ALWAYS THINKING OF U

KERI Sep 19, 2008

I MISS U SOOO MUCH EILEEN. EVERYTIME I THINK OF U I JUST WANT TO BREAK DOWN N CRY. THANK U SO MUCH 4 BEING THERE 4 ME WHEN I NEEDED U. UR ADVICE N PRESENCE IN MY LIFE MADE EVERYTHING WORTH WHILE. I KNOW YOU'LL ALWAYS BE WATCHING OVER UR FAMILY, AND ESPECIALLY ALINA STAR. U WERE THE ONLY PERSON THAT UNDERSTOOD ME, AND I WILL NEVER MEET SOMEONE ELSE LIKE YOU. I LOVE U EILEEN N I THANK U FOR BEING A PART OF MY LIFE. UNTIL I SEE U AGAIN, GOD BLESS.

siempre con nosotros prima

Albert Ponce Jr. Aug 05, 2008

Eileen Ponce i miss you prima but i know your watching over me, my guardian angel one day we'll sit back and laugh together again... im waiting for the day to see your bright beautiful smile at the gates of heaven Love ya Prima Ponce !!!

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