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William Noel Rivera Sánchez
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Oct 20 to 26
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Oct 23, 2026
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- Judge Questions Blaming Judicial System for Double Killing Tied to Debt Dispute
Judge Carlos Salgado Schwarz, former president of the Puerto Rico Association of the Judiciary, questioned holding the court system responsible for the double killing attributed to William Rivera Sánchez in a dispute over an economic debt.
- Weeks Before the Killings, William Rivera Asked a Court to Order Félix Plaud to Pay $13,500
Weeks before he confessed to two killings in Puerto Rico and was later found dead, William Rivera Sánchez filed a handwritten motion on September 28, 2026 asking the San Juan court to order former activist and businessman Félix Plaud de Choudens to pay the remaining $13,500 of a $100,000 settlement reached in a lawsuit alleging fraud.
- Friend Recalls William Rivera’s Last Message, 'Pray for me,' Before His Death in Santa Isabel
William Noel Rivera Sánchez asked his friend, Marimar Crispín, to pray for him, his family, those close to him and his son, in what turned out to be his last message to her.
- Police Probe Killings of PNP Youth Leader Félix Plaud and Lawyer Luis Quiñones González; Suspect Found Dead
The Puerto Rico Police Bureau continues investigating the killings of Félix Plaud, a former leader of the New Progressive Party’s youth wing, and criminal defense lawyer Luis Quiñones González, while verifying compliance with a court agreement between Plaud and the main suspect and any other circumstances tied to a possible motive.
- Bail Bondsman’s Video Confession Preceded Two Killings and His Own Death in Puerto Rico
A six-minute, 29-second video in which William Noel Rivera Sánchez, a 45-year-old bail bondsman, blamed an alleged money dispute and confessed to killing two men set off a criminal sequence spanning Ponce, Santa Isabel and Guayama.
- Man Says on Social Media He Killed Lawyer and Businessman Over Cannabis Dispensary Dispute; $666,000 Lawsuit Preceded Deaths
A $666,000 lawsuit filed in Puerto Rico preceded a triple killing in the Cupey area of San Juan.