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Tracy Anderson

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

Victim Details

Tracy Anderson

Male

White / Caucasian

San-mateo

CA

1979-02-04

16

Tracy

Anderson

07/03/2026

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On February 4, 1979, Tracy Anderson, a 16-year-old from San Mateo, California, was tragically killed in what has become one of the most notorious unsolved cases in the region's history. Tracy, along with 23-year-old Michael Olson and 17-year-old William Baumgartner, was working at the Payless Super Drug Store when they were shot execution-style during a robbery. The incident occurred as the store was closing for the night, a time when the cash registers were particularly full due to a "Dollar Da ...
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