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Case Description
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Cynthia Irene Waxman, an 11-year-old girl from Moraga, California, was tragically murdered on April 22, 1978. She was last seen playing with a stray kitten near Campolindo High School before disappearing. Her body was discovered hours later in nearby woods, showing signs of sexual assault and strangulation.

For decades, the case remained unsolved. In 2000, the Contra Costa Sheriff's crime lab revisited the cold case, and with additional federal funding, DNA evidence was tested. In 2005, i ...Read More
Victim Details

Cynthia Irene Waxman

Female

White / Caucasian

Moraga

CA

1978-04-22

11

Cynthia

Irene Waxman

11/29/2025