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Faith Hathaway

Case from Franklinton, LA dated May 28, 1980

Victim Details

Faith Hathaway

Female

White / Caucasian

Franklinton

LA

1980-05-28

18

Faith

Hathaway

07/08/2026

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Faith Hathaway, an 18-year-old woman, had been out late in the early hours of May 28, 1980, celebrating what was meant to be a turning point in her life: she was about to enter the United States Army. Around 4:30 a.m., outside the Lakefront Theatre in Mandeville, Louisiana, she accepted a ride from two men, Robert Lee Willie and Joseph Vaccaro, expecting to be taken home.

Instead of turning toward safety, the car carried her north into Washington Parish, to a secluded place known as Fric ...
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  • Robert Lee Willie - Wikipedia
  • Times-Picayune/12-30 - PBS
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