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Melissa Ann Northrup, a 22-year-old woman, was tragically murdered on March 1, 1992. She was working at a convenience store in Waco, Texas, when she was abducted by Kenneth McDuff, a notorious serial killer. At the time of her abduction, Melissa was a mother of two and pregnant with her third child. Her body was discovered 51 days later in a gravel pit in southeast Dallas County, Texas, with her hands tied behind her back.

McDuff had a long history of violent crimes. He had previously bee ...Read More
Victim Details

Melissa Northrup

Female

Waco

TX

1992-03-01

22

Melissa

Northrup

11/19/2025