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Dana Bailey

Case from State College, PA dated Mar 04, 1987

Victim Details

Dana Bailey

August 24, 2022

Female

White / Caucasian

State College

PA

1987-03-04

1987-03-04

1965-08-11

21

Dana

Bailey

06/23/2026


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A Penn State University student is found dead in her apartment
In the quiet town of State College, Pennsylvania, the life of a promising 21-year-old Penn State student, Dana Bailey, was tragically cut short in early March of 1987. A friendly and well-liked young woman, she was a senior at the university and also worked part-time as a waitress at the local Corner Room. Engaged to be married, she had just returned to her off-campus apartment on Allen Street after visiting her fiancé in Washington, D.C.

Sometime between the 4th and 5th of March, an int ...
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