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Kippi Jacquelyn Vaught

Case from Sacramento, CA dated Sep 11, 1978

Victim Details

Kippi Jacquelyn Vaught

Female

Sacramento

CA

1978-09-11

16

Kippi

Jacquelyn Vaught

07/19/2026

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Kippi Jacquelyn Vaught, a 16-year-old girl from Sacramento, California, tragically lost her life on September 11, 1978. On that fateful day, Kippi and her friend, 17-year-old Rhonda Lee Martin Scheffler, disappeared from the parking lot of a Sacramento shopping mall. Their bodies were discovered two days later in a rural area outside of Sacramento. Both girls had suffered severe blows to the head, but the cause of death was determined to be gunshot wounds. Kippi's hands were found tied behind he ...
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  • Gerald and Charlene Gallego - Wikipedia
  • Kippi Jacquelyn Vaught (1961-1978) - Find a Grave Memorial
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