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Cynthia Jo Dane

Case from Las Vegas, NV dated Dec 24, 1982

Victim Details

Cynthia Jo Dane

February 7, 2023

Female

Caucasian / White

Las Vegas

NV

1982-12-24

1982-12-24

24

Cynthia Jo

Dane

07/11/2026


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Cynthia Jo Dane, a 24-year-old tourist from Dallas, Texas, was murdered on December 24, 1982, at the Castaways Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip. She had arrived in Las Vegas just a few days earlier with her father for a holiday trip. On the evening of December 23, 1982, Cynthia was last seen gambling at several casinos and was last spotted alive by her father at around 10:00 p.m.

Later that night, Cynthia's father found her body in their hotel room at the Castaways. She had been brutally sta ...
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