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Cindy Howard

Case from Onslow County, NC dated Aug 02, 1974

Victim Details

Cindy Howard

Female

Onslow County

NC

1974-08-02

15

Cindy

Howard

07/17/2026

Case Description

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On August 2, 1974, 15-year-old female Cindy Howard, a white teenager from Onslow County, North Carolina, was tragically murdered in a case that shocked the local community. Cindy Howard and another 15-year-old girl, Karen Amabile, had gone to mail a letter at the post office when they encountered 16-year-old Debra Ann Brown, the stepdaughter of Marcus Shrader. Brown, who knew Amabile from school, offered the girls a ride home. Unbeknownst to them, Shrader was waiting in a van nearby.

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