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Victor Rea, a 20-year-old resident of Garden Grove, California, tragically lost his life on November 5, 1984. His death was part of a brutal crime spree carried out by Teofilo Medina Jr., who had recently been released from the Arizona Corrections Department after serving a term for rape. Medina's spree spanned over 25 days in October and November 1984, during which he killed four young men, all clerks at gas stations or drive-in dairies in Orange and Riverside counties.
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Victor Rea
Male
Garden-grove
CA
1984-11-05
20
Victor
Rea
11/16/2025
Forum Posts (3)
It's so unsettling to think about the circumstances surrounding Victor Rea's tragic death. Out of al... ...Read More
09/22/2023
09/22/2023
Has anyone else read about Victor Rea’s tragic death during Medina’s terrible spree? I find it i... ...Read More
06/27/2023
06/27/2023
I stumbled on this case while researching incidents from the 80s, and Victor Rea's story really stru... ...Read More
02/01/2023
02/01/2023
