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Cab Driver Murder: Suspect Confesses, Family Fund Grows

12/14/2025

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Santos Vasquez-Ramirez, 27, was arrested in Brewster, NY, on second-degree murder and first-degree robbery charges.
The victim was Aurelio Zhunio-Orbez, a 66-year-old cab driver, killed after a fare dispute.
Authorities say Vasquez-Ramirez confessed to choking Zhunio-Orbez and dumping his body in Croton Falls Reservoir on December 1.
He stole the victim's car and abandoned it at Purdy's Metro-North train station.
A GoFundMe page for Zhunio-Orbez's family has raised over $8,500.

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Santos Vasquez-Ramirez, 27, was arrested in Brewster, NY, on second-degree murder and first-degree robbery charges.
The victim was Aurelio Zhunio-Orbez, a 66-year-old cab driver, killed after a fare dispute.
Authorities say Vasquez-Ramirez confessed to choking Zhunio-Orbez and dumping his body in Croton Falls Reservoir on December 1.
He stole the victim's car and abandoned it at Purdy's Metro-North train station.
A GoFundMe page for Zhunio-Orbez's family has raised over $8,500.