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Case Description
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Gayle Roberta Garcia, a 29-year-old realtor, was found dead on December 8, 1981, in a vacant house in Spring Valley, California. Her throat had been slashed, a detail that linked her case to a series of similar murders occurring in the region between 1979 and 1984. The investigation into her death initially focused on David Allen Lucas, a convicted serial killer responsible for multiple throat-slashing murders in San Diego County. However, Lucas was ultimately acquitted of Garcia’s murder duri ...Read More
Victim Details

Gayle Roberta Garcia

Female

Hispanic / Latino

Spring Valley

CA

1981-12-08

29

Gayle

Roberta Garcia

12/16/2025