America's Next Top Model' Contestant Mirjana Puhar DEAD In Triple Homicide!!

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Mirjana Puhar -- a recent "America's Next Top Model" 

contestant -- was killed Tuesday in a triple homicide at 

her boyfriend's home in Charlotte, NC ... TMZ has 

learned. A source who was very close to Mirjana 

confirmed to TMZ that she was one of the 3 victims 

found dead in a home that belonged to Mirjana's 

boyfriend. The source says a friend of the couple went 

to the house after getting a call that gunshots were 

heard. We're told the friend went into the house, saw 2 

bodies -- Mirjana and the bf -- and then called police to 

report the killings. The friend didn't see the 3rd victim, 

but did see money scattered around the house.

19-year-old Mirjana was on the 21st cycle of 'ANTM' ... 

which aired last year. She was eliminated from the 

show in the 10th episode.  Law enforcement sources 

tell us the preliminary investigation leads police to 

believe the murders were drug related -- and the 

victims knew the killer. Our Mirjana source says the 

young model had only been with the boyfriend for a 

few months.

UPDATE:

Police have arrested 19-year-old Emmanuel Jesus 

Rangel and charged him with 3 counts of 1st degree 

murder.

The boyfriend, Jonathan Alvarado was 23 ... and the 

third victim was 21-year-old Jusmar Gonzaga-Garcia. 

Our sources say Jusmar was Jonathan's roommate 

and best friend. We're told Mirjana had just moved in 

with the guys.