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Cynthia Schall

Case from Santa-cruz, CA dated Jan 08, 1973

Victim Details

Cynthia Ann Cindy Schall

Female

White / Caucasian

Santa-cruz

CA

1973-01-08

19

Cynthia

Schall

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The Murder of Cynthia Ann “Cindy” Schall

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Cynthia Ann 'Cindy' Schall, a 19-year-old student from Santa Cruz, California, tragically lost her life on January 8, 1973. Cindy was a student at Cabrillo College, where she was pursuing her dreams of becoming either a teacher or a policewoman. On the evening of her death, she was hitchhiking along Mission Avenue in Santa Cruz, heading to her class. Unfortunately, she encountered Edmund Kemper, a notorious serial killer known as the 'Co-Ed Killer.'

Kemper, who had a history of violent cr ...
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