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Anne Catherine Swanke, a 22-year-old female student at the University of San Diego, disappeared after her car ran out of gas at a La Mesa intersection in November 1984. Her body was discovered four days later on November 24, 1984, in a remote area of Spring Valley. She was found with her throat slashed, marking her as one of the victims in what would become known as the Throat-Slash Murders.
David Allen Lucas, born in 1956 in the Philippines, was arrested in December 1984 for Swanke's mur ...Read More
David Allen Lucas, born in 1956 in the Philippines, was arrested in December 1984 for Swanke's mur ...Read More
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Anne Catherine Swanke
Female
White / Caucasian
San Diego
CA
1984-11-19
22
Anne
Catherine Swanke
11/20/2025
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Does anyone else find it haunting how Anne Swanke's life was cut so short just as she was on the bri... ...Read More
07/26/2023
07/26/2023
Hello fellow sleuths,
I've been going through the details of the Anne Catherine Swanke case and s... ...Read More
04/18/2023
I've been going through the details of the Anne Catherine Swanke case and s... ...Read More
04/18/2023
