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Was this 11 year old girl the victim of a serial killer?
Michelle Maenza, an 11-year-old from Rochester, New York, was tragically murdered in November 1973. She was the third victim in a series of unsolved homicides known as the "Alphabet Murders" or "Double Initial Murders." On November 26, 1973, after leaving school, Michelle was last seen walking alone toward a shopping plaza to retrieve a purse for her mother. Witnesses later reported seeing her in the passenger seat of a beige car, visibly distressed. Two days later, her body was discovered in Ma ...Read More
Michelle Maenza, an 11-year-old from Rochester, New York, was tragically murdered in November 1973. She was the third victim in a series of unsolved homicides known as the "Alphabet Murders" or "Double Initial Murders." On November 26, 1973, after leaving school, Michelle was last seen walking alone toward a shopping plaza to retrieve a purse for her mother. Witnesses later reported seeing her in the passenger seat of a beige car, visibly distressed. Two days later, her body was discovered in Ma ...Read More
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Michelle Maenza
November 6, 2023
Female
Caucasian / White
Macedon
NY
1973-11-28
1973-11-26
2061-11-19
$0.00
-87
Michelle Maenza
Michelle
Maenza
No
11/18/2025
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Hey everyone,
I was reading through some articles and case files about Michelle Maenza, the third... ...Read More
10/22/2023
I was reading through some articles and case files about Michelle Maenza, the third... ...Read More
10/22/2023
I came across an interesting detail about the last sighting of Michelle Maenza that I hadn't conside... ...Read More
02/15/2023
02/15/2023
