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Christina Darnell

Case from Indianapolis, ID dated Aug 29, 1994

Victim Details

Christina Darnell

Female

White / Caucasian

Indianapolis

ID

1994-08-29

18

Christina

Darnell

07/11/2026

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Christina Darnell, 18, female, White, shared a small Indianapolis apartment with her boyfriend, Eric Dawon Matthews, and cared for their toddler while trying to keep the fragile peace of a young family. By late summer 1994, friends and relatives sensed growing danger. Darnell had already sent her 2-year-old daughter to live with grandparents in Alabama after escalating abuse, but she herself stayed behind, phoning home daily to reassure her mother. The calls stopped after an argument on August 2 ...
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  • Eric Matthews (serial killer) - Wikipedia
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