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Yvonne Crues

Case from St. Louis, IL dated Aug 26, 2001

Victim Details

Yvonne Crues

Female

Black / African American

St. Louis

IL

2001-08-26

50

Yvonne

Crues

07/13/2026

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Yvonne Crues, a 50-year-old Black woman, was found dead on August 25, 2001, in East St. Louis, Illinois. Her death was part of a disturbing pattern of murders targeting vulnerable women in the St. Louis metropolitan area. Crues was one of several victims whose bodies were discovered in remote or abandoned locations, often nude and bearing signs of restraint or trauma. Her remains, along with those of other women, prompted law enforcement to suspect the presence of a serial killer operating acros ...
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