Memorial for mother and daughter killed in accident stolen near Kerman

Sunday, April 16, 2017
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A family in Kerman is asking for the public's help Sunday evening in the return of a memorial.

Back in 2014, 67-Year-old Maria Ledesma and her daughter, 29-year-old Christina Ledesma, were killed in an accident near Jensen and Goldenrod.
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Following the crash, family members and friends mourned the loss and cemented a green cross next to the stop sign at the intersection.

For three years it stood until it was recently stolen.
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"I was very enraged because we'd come every anniversary, and now that it's gone, how are we supposed to have a memorial for them," family member Carlee Valencia said. "I was very angry,"

The family is now asking for the memorial to be returned in one piece.
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