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Martha Bess Young

Death by Force
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Martha Bess Young, a 27-year-old white woman originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico, was found dead on May 2, 1987, in a ravine near Lake Elsinore, Riverside County, California. Her body was discovered fully nude and positioned in a spread-eagle manner, a disturbing hallmark that would later be associated with a series of murders in the region. According to the county coroner, she had been deceased for approximately three weeks before her body was found. The autopsy revealed that she died from ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Martha Bess Young

    Female

    Riverside County

    CA

    1987-05-02

    27

    Martha

    Bess Young

    11/11/2025

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