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Do you know who murdered Michelle Mitchell in 1976?
In the quiet city of Reno, Nevada, the life of 19-year-old Caucasian female Michelle Mitchell, a dedicated nursing student at the University of Nevada, Reno, was tragically cut short on the evening of February 24, 1976. Mitchell's car had broken down near the university campus as she was on her way to deliver orange juice to her father. After calling her mother for assistance from a nearby phone booth, she vanished. The search for Michelle ended in horror just a few hours later when her body was ...Read More
In the quiet city of Reno, Nevada, the life of 19-year-old Caucasian female Michelle Mitchell, a dedicated nursing student at the University of Nevada, Reno, was tragically cut short on the evening of February 24, 1976. Mitchell's car had broken down near the university campus as she was on her way to deliver orange juice to her father. After calling her mother for assistance from a nearby phone booth, she vanished. The search for Michelle ended in horror just a few hours later when her body was ...Read More
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Michelle Mitchell
November 28, 2022
Female
Caucasian / White
Reno
NV
1976-02-24
19
Michelle
Mitchell
Yes
11/10/2025
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Hey everyone, I've been thinking a lot about how tough it must have been for Michelle Mitchell's fam... ...Read More
10/05/2024
10/05/2024
I’ve been thinking a lot about the role of DNA in the Michelle Mitchell case, and it’s fascinati... ...Read More
03/31/2024
03/31/2024
