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Robin Dawn Stavinsky

Case from Norwich, CT dated Dec 23, 1983

Victim Details

Robin Dawn Stavinsky

Female

White / Caucasian

Norwich

CT

1983-12-23

19

Robin

Dawn Stavinsky

07/07/2026

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On a November day in 1983, 19-year-old Caucasian female Robin Dawn Stavinsky was hitchhiking in her hometown of Norwich, Connecticut. Her journey was tragically cut short when she was abducted. Her disappearance cast a dark shadow over the community, a prelude to a grim discovery. A week after she was last seen, her body was found by joggers in a wooded area on the grounds of the Norwich State Hospital. The official cause of death was determined to be strangulation, and it was evident she had al ...
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  • CHRONOLOGY OF A KILLER - Hartford Courant
  • Michael Bruce Ross - Wikipedia
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    Does anyone else remember the tension in the community back then? I was just a kid in Connecticut in... ...Read More
    03/28/2025
    I’ve been thinking a lot about the location where Robin Stavinsky was last seen, especially given ... ...Read More
    03/25/2023
    I've been thinking a lot about how Robin Stavinsky was found near the grounds of the Norwich State H... ...Read More
    01/07/2023
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