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Michael Olson

Case from San-mateo, CA dated Feb 04, 1979

Victim Details

Michael Olson

Male

San-mateo

CA

1979-02-04

24

Michael

Olson

06/26/2026

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On February 4, 1979, Michael Olson, aged 24, tragically lost his life in a brutal incident that shocked the community of San Mateo, California. Olson, along with two other employees, Tracy Anderson and Billy Baumgartner, was working at a Payless Drug Store when the store was targeted in a robbery. The assailants executed the three employees in cold blood, shooting them in the back of the head. This heinous crime left the community reeling and has remained one of San Mateo's most notorious unsolv ...
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  • Redwood City Pulse: Blog: The PayLess Store Murders
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    Has anyone else thought about how the jewelry section at the Payless Drug Store might have played in... ...Read More
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    I've been following the Payless Drug Store case in San Mateo for a while, and there'... ...Read More
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