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Robin Stapley

Case from Solano County, CA dated Apr 19, 1985

Victim Details

Robin Stapley

Male

Solano County

CA

1985-04-19

26

Robin

Stapley

07/09/2026

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Robin Scott Stapley, a 26-year-old man, was tragically murdered in April 1985. He was the founder of the San Diego chapter of the Guardian Angels, a volunteer crime-prevention organization. His remains were discovered in a shallow grave near the home of Leonard Lake, a suspected serial killer operating in the Sierra Nevada foothills. Stapley had been living with neighbors of Lake before his disappearance. His body was found wrapped in a sleeping bag alongside another victim, Lonnie Bond, near La ...
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