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Joyce Swindle

Case from San-diego, CA dated Feb 05, 1964

Victim Details

Joyce Ann Swindle

Female

White / Caucasian

San-diego

CA

1964-02-05

19

Joyce

Swindle

07/05/2026

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Johnny & Joyce Swindle 1964 - possible Zodiac Victim

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Joyce Ann Swindle, aged 19, tragically lost her life on February 5, 1964, in Ocean Beach, San Diego, California. Joyce and her husband, Johnny Ray Swindle, were newlyweds on their honeymoon when they were brutally murdered. The couple was walking along a cement path at the foot of Narragansett Avenue when a sniper, positioned on a bluff approximately 50 feet away, opened fire. The sniper fired five shots, hitting both Joyce and Johnny. After the initial shots, the assailant descended the rocks a ...
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  • https://interactive.cbs8.com/pdf/Zodiac_honeymoonmurders1964SDUnion.pdf
  • cbs8.com: True Crime Files: Did the Zodiac murder OB newlyweds in 1964?
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    I've been thinking a lot about the specific spot where Joyce and Johnny were ambushed in Ocean Beach... ...Read More
    12/07/2023
    It's so difficult to wrap my mind around the sheer cruelty of what happened to Joyce and Johnny Swin... ...Read More
    06/10/2023
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