Murder of José Rafael Llenas Aybar

José Rafael Llenas-Aybar (1984 – 3 May 1996) was a child who went missing and was later found dead in the Dominican Republic in May of 1996. His parents were José Rafael Llenas Menicucci and Ileana del Carmen Aybar Nadal. The Llenas Aybar family was affluent and considered upper-middle class. They had close ties to political figures, media moguls, etc. Llenas-Aybar was the first cousin once removed of MLB player Winston Llenas, the third cousin of Dominican president Hipólito Mejía, and the third cousin of Dominican vice-president Jacinto Peynado Garrigosa.

Llenas Aybar was murdered by Mario José Redondo Llenas. Redondo Llenas was his first cousin. The murder of Llenas-Aybar was a high profile case in the Dominican Republic, and gaining notoriety due to its brutality. Allegedly, the family to the ambassador to Argentina in the Dominican Republic had ties to the murder. Redondo Llenas performed the murder with close friend Juan Manuel Moliné Rodríguez.

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