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Rachael Cruise

Case from Pittsburg, CA dated Dec 13, 1998

Victim Details

Rachael Cruise

Female

Pittsburg

CA

1998-12-13

32

Rachael

Cruise

07/11/2026

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On December 13, 1998, 32-year-old female victim Rachael Cruise was last seen alive in Pittsburg, California. Two days later, her body was discovered in a ditch off California Avenue, an isolated industrial area. According to reports, the victim, a white woman, had a history of drug use and a strained relationship with her family, which her mother attributed to substance abuse. Although she had no known history of prostitution, she was familiar to sex workers in the area and was often seen on the ...
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