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Rene Sailing, a 30-year-old resident of Santa Cruz, California, tragically lost her life on December 6, 1980. Her death was a result of a brutal murder that shocked the local community. Rene was last seen alive leaving a bar in Watsonville, California, with Billy Mansfield Jr., a Florida resident who was living in Santa Cruz County at the time. The following morning, her partially clothed body was discovered near a county dump. She had been strangled with a black cord wound so tightly around her ...Read More
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Rene Sailing
Female
Santa-cruz
CA
1980-12-06
30
Rene
Sailing
11/09/2025
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I've been diving into the case of Rene Sailing, and something that really struck me ... ...Read More
03/26/2024
I've been diving into the case of Rene Sailing, and something that really struck me ... ...Read More
03/26/2024
It's truly unsettling to think about the circumstances surrounding Rene Sailing's tragic death. Some... ...Read More
11/24/2023
11/24/2023
I can't stop thinking about Rene Sailing and the impact her loss must have had on her family and fri... ...Read More
10/05/2023
10/05/2023
