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Dorothy Lucille Kinney Cadwallader

Case from Soquel, CA dated Oct 19, 1970

Victim Details

Dorothy Lucille Kinney Cadwallader

Female

White / Caucasian

Soquel

CA

1970-10-19

38

Dorothy

Lucille Kinney Cadwallader

06/30/2026

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Dorothy Lucille Kinney Cadwallader, aged 38, tragically lost her life on October 19, 1970, in Soquel, California. Her death was part of a horrific mass murder that shocked the local community and the nation. Dorothy was the secretary of Dr. Victor Ohta, a prominent eye surgeon, and was at his home when the murders occurred. The crime scene was discovered on October 20, 1970, with the bodies of Dr. Ohta, his wife Virginia, their two sons, Taggart and Derrick, and Dorothy found in the family’s s ...
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  • The Mercury News: Opinion: Fifty years ago, when a mass murder shocked Santa Cruz
  • https://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/santa-cruz-kemper-mullin-frazier-murders-12841990.php
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