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Robin West

Case from Orange, NJ dated Aug 31, 2016

Victim Details

Robin West

Female

Black / African American

Orange

NJ

2016-08-31

19

Robin

West

06/27/2026

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In the late summer of 2016, a 19-year-old female named Robin West, originally from Philadelphia, was in Union Township, New Jersey, with plans to celebrate her upcoming birthday. Her life was tragically cut short on September 1, 2016, in the city of Orange. On that day, firefighters responded to a blaze at a vacant house and discovered her body inside. The investigation into her death would unravel a series of horrific crimes and lead to the capture of a serial killer.

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