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On November 15, 1971, 15-year-old Maria Johnson, a Caucasian female from Galveston, Texas, disappeared while hitchhiking with her best friend, Debbie Ackerman, to Houston. The girls were last seen near an ice cream shop on the island, where they accepted a ride from a man in a white van. Unfortunately, they never reached their destination, and their bodies were discovered two days later in Turner's Bayou near Texas City.
An autopsy revealed that both girls had been shot to death before be ...Read More
An autopsy revealed that both girls had been shot to death before be ...Read More
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Maria Johnson
Female
White / Caucasian
Galveston
TX
1971-11-15
15
Maria
Johnson
11/09/2025





