Carol Erickson

Death by Force

On the evening of December 15, 1969, a 19-year-old Caucasian female named Carol Adele Erickson was walking home from the Renton Municipal Library. Her path took her along a quiet dirt road that ran parallel to the Cedar River, a familiar route that on this night would lead to a tragic end. As she made her way, she was ambushed by a young man who brutally attacked her, ending her life in a senseless act of violence. The discovery of her body in the days that followed sent a wave of fear through t ...Read More