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Manuela Witthuhn

Case from Irvine, CA dated Feb 06, 1981

Victim Details

Name

Manuela Witthuhn

Gender

Female

Race

White / Caucasian

City

Irvine

State

Date Of Death

1981-02-06

Age At Death

First Name

Manuela

Last Name

Witthuhn

Last Updated

08/22/2026

Case Description

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In the quiet suburbs of Irvine, California, the life of 28-year-old Manuela Witthuhn, a female of German descent, was horrifically cut short on February 6, 1981. That morning, after she failed to arrive at her job as a loan officer, her concerned parents went to check on her at the home she shared with her husband. There, they made a grisly discovery; Manuela was found dead in her sleeping bag, having been brutally raped and bludgeoned to death. The cause of death was determined to be skull frac ...

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Manuela Witthuhn

Case from Irvine, CA dated Feb 06, 1981

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