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Edith Shaffer

Case from Manchester, CA dated Jul 01, 1982

Victim Details

Edith Elouise Shaffer

Female

Manchester

CA

1982-07-01

62

Edith

Shaffer

07/08/2026

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Edith Elouise Shaffer, aged 62, tragically lost her life on July 1, 1982, in Manchester, California. Edith, along with her husband Benjamin Shaffer, was a resident of Yuma, Arizona. The couple was visiting Mendocino County when they were brutally murdered. Their bodies were discovered much later, in December 1983, indicating that the crime had gone unnoticed for a significant period. The Shaffers were victims of a serial killer who had targeted them during their visit to California. This heinous ...
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  • Robert Wayne Danielson - Wikipedia
  • Edith Elouise Shaffer, age 62 - National Gun Violence Memorial

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    I'm still haunted by the thought of how Edith and Benjamin Shaffer were murdered while on what was p... ...Read More
    12/07/2024
    I recently came across some old newspaper clippings about the Shaffer case, and something that stood... ...Read More
    10/25/2024
    Did anyone else find it chilling how long it took for the bodies of Edith and Benjamin Shaffer to be... ...Read More
    10/05/2024
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