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On May 14, 1983, Terry Lee Gambrel, a 25-year-old white male serving in the U.S. Marine Corps, was found dead in the passenger seat of a car pulled over by California Highway Patrol officers on Interstate 5 in Mission Viejo, California. Gambrel was stationed at the El Toro Marine Base and had served in the military for approximately four and a half years. Originally from Crothersville, Indiana, he was known to be a member of the Austin Community Church and had deep ties to his family, including ...Read More
Victim Details

Terry Lee Gambrel

Male

White / Caucasian

Mission Viejo

CA

1983-05-14

25

Terry

Lee Gambrel

11/29/2025