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Cindy Cook

Case from Cold Springs, NV dated Jan 25, 1981

Victim Details

Cindy Cook

March 26, 2023

Female

Caucasian / White

Cold Springs

NV

1981-01-25

1981-01-24

1981-01-25

1964-01-31

16

Cindy Cook

Cindy

Cook

06/26/2026


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A teenage girl's remains are found a day after she vanished while hitchhiking
Cindy Cook, a 16-year-old girl from Lemmon Valley, Nevada, was tragically found murdered on January 25, 1981. The day prior, Cindy had been last seen hitchhiking from her home to a nearby arcade in the Lemmon Valley shopping center. She left her home at approximately 7:00 p.m. and stayed at the arcade until 8:30 p.m., when she played games with friends before heading out. Unfortunately, she never made it back home.

Her body was discovered the next day near the intersection of Cold Springs ...
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  • Unsolved Homicides - Washoe County Sheriff's Office
  • Cynthia Lynn “Cindy” Cook (1964-1981) - Find a Grave Memorial
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