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Mary Till

Case from Dallas, TX dated Aug 18, 1983

Victim Details

Mary Till

Female

White / Caucasian

Dallas

TX

1983-08-18

27

Mary

Till

07/06/2026

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Mary Till, a 27-year-old woman from Dallas, Texas, tragically died on August 18, 1983. She left her Arlington apartment early in the morning to head to her workplace in downtown Dallas but never arrived. Her car was later found burned 10 miles away from her office. After months of uncertainty, Mary's skeletonized remains were discovered in a field outside a heavily-wooded area in early January 1984. She had been shot in the head.

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