Essie Louise Buck

On a spring day in San Diego, May 7, 1971, the life of 39-year-old Essie Louise Buck came to a tragic and violent end. A mother and a resident of La Mesa, her nude body was discovered by a child in a field in Poway. Initially, the circumstances surrounding her death were unclear to investigators. The coroner's report noted an unusually high level of alcohol in her blood but did not determine a definitive cause of death at the time. For years, the case remained without a clear resolution, leaving ...