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The parents of a New Mexico woman whose husband was acquitted of murder say they still believe former Albuquerque police officer Levi Chavez killed their daughter.

Joseph and Theresa Cordova told the Albuquerque Journal (http://bit.ly/13oAoz0 ) and KOAT-TV (http://bit.ly/18ozpjN ) on Thursday that the verdict is hard to take.

A Sandoval County jury on Tuesday acquitted Chavez of first-degree murder and evidence tampering in the 2007 killing of their daughter, Tera Chavez.

Joseph Cordova says he and his wife are disappointed but they don't blame the jury because jurors weren't allowed to hear some possible evidence about the alleged motive.