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Ginger Rader

Case from Onslow County, NC dated Jan 21, 1974

Victim Details

Ginger Rader

Female

White / Caucasian

Onslow County

NC

1974-01

23

Ginger

Rader

07/11/2026

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In January 1974, 23-year-old white female Ginger Rader was kidnapped in Onslow County, North Carolina. According to police reports, she was allegedly forced to assist in a bank robbery before being fatally shot. Ginger Rader’s death was one of several violent crimes that occurred in the region during that year, all of which were later linked to a single suspect.

Authorities identified Marcus Shrader, a Navy corpsman stationed at Camp Lejeune, as the primary suspect in Rader’s murder. ...
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  • Marcus Shrader | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers
  • SHRADER Marcus Bryan III | Serial Killer Database Wiki - Fandom

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