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Carl Eder
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Carl Alfred Eder, age 33, disappeared on January 1, 1976, from Napa County, California. His case is particularly notable due to his criminal history. In 1958, at the age of 16, Eder had been taken in by a man named Thomas Pendergast, who offered him shelter. Shortly after, Eder committed a brutal crime, murdering Pendergast's wife and their four children. Eder was convicted and sentenced to life in prison but escaped in 1974 from a minimum-security facility. Despite nationwide searches, Eder rem ...Read More
Last Seen: Jan 01, 1976
Last Seen: Jan 01, 1976
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Jul 15, 2024
Carl
Eder
82
33
73 inches
75 inches
165 lbs
195 lbs
White / Caucasian
Male
Jan 01, 1976
Napa County
California
Napa County
260
11817
CA Dept. of Corrections Special Service Unit
Rancho Cucamonga,
California
,
CDC# A51941
CA Dept. of Corrections Special Service Unit
Blond/Strawberry
Blue
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11/23/2025
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Has anyone else come across Carl Alfred Eder’s case and the strange circumstances surrounding his ... ...Read More
01/18/2024
01/18/2024
Does anyone else find it curious that Carl Alfred Eder managed to escape from a minimum-security pri... ...Read More
12/04/2023
12/04/2023
I've been diving into some cold cases lately, and Carl Alfred Eder's disappearance caught my attenti... ...Read More
06/24/2023
06/24/2023
