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Jennifer Goodwill Yost

Case from Fullerton, CA dated Sep 24, 2016

Victim Details

Jennifer Goodwill Yost

Female

Fullerton

CA

2016-09-24

39

Jennifer

Goodwill Yost

06/27/2026

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Jennifer Goodwill Yost, aged 39, was tragically murdered on September 24, 2016, in Fullerton, California. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning when Joshua Charles Acosta, a 23-year-old Army private stationed at Fort Irwin, entered the Yost residence. Acosta, armed with a shotgun, first shot Arthur William Boucher, a 28-year-old friend of the family who was sleeping on the couch. He then proceeded to the master bedroom where he shot Jennifer Goodwill Yost in the face, waking he ...
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  • The Orange County Register: No charges are filed Tuesday against 17-year-old girl in triple homicide in Fullerton
  • The Orange County Register: Fullerton triple homicide: Victims identified; 2 men and 17-year-old girl arrested in killings
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    Has anyone else been following the details about how Joshua Acosta and Katlynn Goodwill Yost met? It... ...Read More
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