Hi, Coming to Bay of LA from Hawaii and looking for a place to stay during Baja 1000. Four to six people. Nov 10 to 18. Please reply if you can help me.
Aloha Dave K.

We have stayed with Raquel on a few occasions in recent years and always enjoyed Raquel's style, grace and hospitality. I am so sorry to learn she has lost her life. Can you tell me what happened?
Tom

Happened last August...

Here is the first of four pages of discussion about it:

http://forums.baja*****.com/viewthread.php?tid=18865&page=1

One post with details (8-23-06):

Our local San Quintin paper reports 9AM yesterday a green Ford Explorer was northbound near Catavina. A white vehicle overtook it and fired 9mm rounds into it. An American couple was in the Explorer. The paper identified them as Franklin Fife and his wife, Raquel Duarte Fife. Raquel was hit by the gunfire and later died.
No arrests as of the report time.