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Vincent Cruz Mestas, a 23-year-old Hispanic male, was found murdered in San Bernardino County, California, in late December 1973. His body was discovered at the bottom of a ravine in a mountainous area, a grim and isolated location that suggested a deliberate attempt to conceal the crime. The circumstances surrounding his death were brutal, and investigators later connected his murder to a series of killings attributed to a notorious serial killer operating in Southern California during the 1970 ...Read More
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Vincent Cruz Mestas
Male
Hispanic / Latino
San Bernardino
CA
1973-12-29
23
Vincent
Cruz Mestas
12/01/2025






