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Mary Ann Pesce, an 18-year-old woman, tragically lost her life on May 7, 1972. She was one of the victims of Edmund Kemper, a notorious serial killer. Pesce and her friend, Anita Luchessa, were hitchhiking when Kemper offered them a ride. Instead of taking them to their intended destination, he drove them to a remote area where he murdered them. Pesce was stabbed and strangled to death in the backseat of Kemper's car, while Luchessa was killed in the trunk in a similar manner. Kemper later disme ...Read More
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Mary Ann Pesce
Female
White / Caucasian
Berkeley
CA
1972-05-07
18
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Ann Pesce
11/20/2025
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I’ve been digging into the case of Mary Ann Pesce and Anita Luchessa for a class project, and one ... ...Read More
12/07/2024
12/07/2024
I was reading about Mary Ann Pesce’s case again and got thinking about her family. It’s so tough... ...Read More
10/14/2024
10/14/2024
