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Police Arrest Collin Terrazas for Albuquerque Murder, Arson

8/10/2026

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U.S. police arrested 43-year-old Collin Terrazas for allegedly murdering 34-year-old Dante Conley in northeast Albuquerque.
Investigators allege Terrazas pried the deadbolt, stabbed Conley at 4:30 a.m., set a fire, stole money, a gun and the black Lexus, and called himself “Michael the Archangel.”
SWAT fired non-lethal rounds and arrested Terrazas in a Bass Pro Shop parking lot.
He faces charges of murder, conspiracy to commit murder and tampering with evidence.

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U.S. police arrested 43-year-old Collin Terrazas for allegedly murdering 34-year-old Dante Conley in northeast Albuquerque.
Investigators allege Terrazas pried the deadbolt, stabbed Conley at 4:30 a.m., set a fire, stole money, a gun and the black Lexus, and called himself “Michael the Archangel.”
SWAT fired non-lethal rounds and arrested Terrazas in a Bass Pro Shop parking lot.
He faces charges of murder, conspiracy to commit murder and tampering with evidence.