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Maureen Patricia Field

Case from Contra Costa County, CA dated Nov 14, 1972

Victim Details

Maureen Patricia Field

Female

White / Caucasian

Contra Costa County

CA

1972-11-14

19

Maureen

Patricia Field

07/20/2026

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Maureen Patricia Field, a 19-year-old woman, tragically lost her life on November 14, 1972, in Contra Costa County, California. She had been waiting for her father to pick her up after finishing her shift at Kmart when Philip Joseph Hughes Jr., later known as 'The East Bay Strangler,' offered her a ride. Her father arrived at the store only to learn that she had left earlier, but he was initially unconcerned. However, two days later, the family received an anonymous phone call from a man stating ...
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  • Maureen Patricia Field (1953-1972) - Find a Grave Memorial
  • East Bay family suffers for decades after daughter's murder in Moraga
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