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Sara Spiro

Case from Rancho-santa-fe, CA dated Nov 05, 1992

Victim Details

Sara Spiro

Female

White / Caucasian

Rancho-santa-fe

CA

1992-11-05

16

Sara

Spiro

07/07/2026

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Sara Spiro, aged 16, tragically died on November 5, 1992, in Rancho Santa Fe, California. The circumstances surrounding her death were part of a harrowing and complex case. Sara, along with her mother Gail, 41, her brother Adam, 14, and her sister Dina, 11, were found shot to death in their beds in their luxurious home. Each family member had been shot execution-style with a large caliber handgun while they slept. The initial investigation quickly focused on Ian Stuart Spiro, Sara's father, who ...
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  • Newspapers.com: Secret lives (Spiro family) 1993 - 1/3 - Newspapers.com
  • Murder at the rancho | Maclean's | NOVEMBER 30, 1992
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