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Monique Davis

Case from Contra Costa County, CA dated Dec 09, 1985

Victim Details

Monique Davis

Female

Black / African American

Contra Costa County

CA

1985-12-09

18

Monique

Davis

07/20/2026

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Monique Franchone Davis, an 18-year-old African American woman, tragically lost her life on December 9, 1985, in Contra Costa County, California. Her death was ruled a homicide, and her body was discovered behind a Richmond business by a worker. The cause of death was determined to be blunt force trauma to the head. Investigators later linked her murder to a series of killings that occurred in the East Bay during a three-month period in 1985.

Authorities identified Anthony McKnight as the ...
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