They said she liked to twirl batons and could be found outside most nights walking up and down the block, twirling for hours.
Neighbors came to expect such odd behavior from Sanchez, who they said also worked as a stripper. Some characterized it as "Margaret being Margaret," describing her as "anything but normal."
For all of Sanchez's apparent eccentricities, neighbors described her as a friendly woman who fell into the wrong crowd as a teenager.
They said she struggled with drug abuse, and had a revolving door of romantic relationships and jobs. She is the mother of two small boys who live with a relative, they said, and she was living in a house owned by her brothers, one of whom neighbors say is the noted musician Paul Sanchez.
About six months ago, Speaks moved into the house. Neighbors said Speaks worked as a bouncer and kept to himself, never even waving hello.