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A young woman is shot and killed while driving home from a Christmas party
On the evening of December 22, 1981, 19 year old Rhonda Hinson went to a Christmas party for her job at American Legion Hut in Hickory, NC. After the party, Rhonda stopped by a friend's home to pick up her car and to call her boyfriend. Afterwards, Rhonda began driving towards her home in her beige two-door Datsun 210 on Interstate 40, taking the Mineral Springs Mountain/Highway 350 off-ramp. After turning north and beginning to drive up a steep hill towards her home, Rhonda's car was shot one t ...Read More
On the evening of December 22, 1981, 19 year old Rhonda Hinson went to a Christmas party for her job at American Legion Hut in Hickory, NC. After the party, Rhonda stopped by a friend's home to pick up her car and to call her boyfriend. Afterwards, Rhonda began driving towards her home in her beige two-door Datsun 210 on Interstate 40, taking the Mineral Springs Mountain/Highway 350 off-ramp. After turning north and beginning to drive up a steep hill towards her home, Rhonda's car was shot one t ...Read More
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Rhonda Hinson
September 2, 2022
Female
Caucasian / White
Valdese
NC
1981-12-22
1962-12-13
19
Rhonda
Hinson
11/18/2025
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Rhonda's case has haunted me for quite some time. The fact that she was just a 19-year-old driving h... ...Read More
07/17/2024
07/17/2024
I've been thinking about the tragic circumstances surrounding Rhonda Hinson's murder, and one aspect... ...Read More
12/23/2023
12/23/2023
