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Regina Foshee

Case from Detroit, MI dated Apr 24, 1975

Victim Details

Regina Foshee

Female

Black / African American

Detroit

MI

1975-04-24

19

Regina

Foshee

07/12/2026

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Regina Foshee, a 19-year-old African American woman, was found dead on May 1, 1975, in a vacant house located at 4736 Lincoln in Detroit, Michigan. Her nude body was discovered on the kitchen floor, and the cause of death was determined to be strangulation.

Her death was part of a string of slayings that terrorized the city that year, attributed to a serial killer known as the 'Bigfoot Killer' or 'The Cass Ripper.' This unidentified individual is believed to be responsible for the rape an ...
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  • Bigfoot Killer - Wikipedia
  • MI - Bigfoot KILLINGS, Detroit, 1975 - Websleuths
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