Sissy Nava Flores WI 03-12-2004

Sissy Nava Flores, 21

WI, Green Bay, Brown Co.

March 12, 2004

Sissy's murder has left behind her 2 Daughters, ages 3 & 4, to grow up without their Mother in their lives

Sissy was stabbed to death by her husband, Vicente Nava Flores, 24, while lying in bed. Sissy was stabbed more than 20 times in the upper torso with a kitchen knife while the couple’s two daughters, ages three and four, and Vicente’s 20-year-old brother, were in the home sleeping. Scratches on Vicente’s face showed that Sissy struggled during the attack. Vicente then fatally stabbed himself.

Sissy and Vicente were high school sweethearts and dated for three years before they married. Court records show that Vicente was violent toward Sissy during their marriage. In 2003, he had attacked Sissy while she was sleeping, beating her and threatening to kill her. At that time, he pled guilty to Battery and was sentenced to a year of probation and “anger counseling”, which he was still completing at the time of the murder.

In the days leading up to her murder, Sissy was actively trying to leave Vicente. She had contacted her family for help but was worried about having enough money and Vicente’s reaction to her leaving. The day before the homicide, family members went with her to pack clothes for herself and her two daughters.

Source:

WCADV.org - Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence - Homicide Reports - 2004 DV Homicide Report