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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
Victim Details

Vincent Cruz Mestas

Male

Hispanic / Latino

San Bernardino

CA

1973-12-29

23

Vincent

Cruz Mestas

12/01/2025