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Mary Alice Briscolina

Case from Broward County, FL dated Oct 26, 1972

Victim Details

Mary Alice Briscolina

Female

White / Caucasian

Broward County

FL

1972-10-26

14

Mary

Alice Briscolina

07/15/2026

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Mary Alice Briscolina, a 14-year-old white female from Broward County, Florida, disappeared on October 23, 1972, while hitchhiking with another girl, Elsie Farmer. Both girls vanished under mysterious circumstances, prompting a search that would last several months. Their remains were eventually discovered on January 17, 1973, at a construction site in Plantation, Florida. The discovery confirmed that both girls had been murdered, though specific details about the cause of death were not publicl ...
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