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Cheryl Burnett

Case from El Cajon, CA dated Jun 06, 1965

Victim Details

Cheryl Burnett

Female

White / Caucasian

El Cajon

CA

1965-06-06

19

Cheryl

Burnett

07/11/2026

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Into the Killing Episode 91: Cheryl Burnett, Louis Mercer and ...

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On June 6, 1965, Cheryl Mae Burnett, a 19-year-old white female from El Cajon, California, was found murdered in her apartment. The crime scene was deeply disturbing: Cheryl had been raped and strangled with a curtain cord while her 2-year-old son slept in the next room. Her face was covered with women’s underwear that did not belong to her, and her body was surrounded by lit candles. In a grotesque act of degradation, one of the candles had been inserted into her body. The killer had also rum ...
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  • Into the Killing Episode 91: Cheryl Burnett, Louis Mercer ... - YouTube
  • DNA on envelope leads to suspect in '65 deaths - Deseret News
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