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Brian Scott Card

Case from Santa-cruz, CA dated Feb 10, 1973

Victim Details

Brian Scott Card

Male

Santa-cruz

CA

1973-02-10

19

Brian

Scott Card

06/28/2026

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Brian Scott Card, a 19-year-old from Santa Cruz, California, tragically lost his life on February 10, 1973. His death was part of a series of brutal murders committed by Herbert Mullin, a notorious serial killer active in the early 1970s. Mullin, who was later convicted of multiple murders, encountered Brian and three other teenagers—David Allan Oliker, Robert Michael Spector, and Mark John Dreibelbis—while they were camping in Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park. Mullin, posing as a park range ...
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  • Herbert Mullin - Wikipedia
  • Brian Scott Card (1954-1973) - Find a Grave Memorial
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