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Tragic Plane Crash Claims Life of Aspiring Justice

4/20/2025

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A tragic plane crash in New York on April 12 claimed the life of 24-year-old Alexia Couyutas Duarte, a promising Miami native and Swarthmore graduate who aspired to be a Supreme Court justice after enrolling at Harvard Law School. Remembered for her ambition and devotion to family, she leaves behind her grieving mother and siblings.

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A tragic plane crash in New York on April 12 claimed the life of 24-year-old Alexia Couyutas Duarte, a promising Miami native and Swarthmore graduate who aspired to be a Supreme Court justice after enrolling at Harvard Law School. Remembered for her ambition and devotion to family, she leaves behind her grieving mother and siblings.