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Cathy Small

Case from Pasadena, CA dated Feb 22, 1986

Victim Details

Cathy Small

Female

White / Caucasian

Pasadena

CA

1986-02-22

19

Cathy

Small

07/21/2026

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In a case that remained unsolved for over three decades, the brutal 1986 murder of 19-year-old Cathy Ann Small, a white female from Lake Elsinore, California, has finally been linked to a convicted serial killer. On February 22, 1986, Cathy Small's body was discovered lying in the middle of a road in South Pasadena. She was wearing only a nightgown and had suffered multiple stab wounds and signs of strangulation. At the time, she was unidentified and listed as Jane Doe No. 17.

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