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Trina Carpenter

Case from San Diego, CA dated Feb 11, 1986

Victim Details

Trina Carpenter

Female

Black / African American

San Diego

CA

1986-02-11

23

Trina

Carpenter

07/03/2026

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23-year-old African-American female Trina Carpenter was one of the victims in a series of unsolved homicides that occurred in San Diego, California, during the mid-1980s. These cases, collectively referred to as the San Diego serial murders, involved the deaths of numerous women—many of whom were marginalized individuals, including sex workers and those struggling with substance use. The crimes spanned from 1985 to 1990 and prompted one of the most extensive investigations in the region’s hi ...
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  • Police Seek to Link Body to 4 Other Women's Deaths
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