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Jennifer Lin

Case from Castro Valley, CA dated May 27, 1994

Victim Details

Jennifer Lin

October 25, 2023

Female

Asian / Pacific Islander

Castro Valley

CA

1994-05-27

1994-05-27

1980-05-25

true

$200,000.00

14

#94-9396

Jennifer Lin

Jennifer

Lin

Victim

Black

Brown

No

07/20/2026


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A 14 year old is stabbed to death in her own home
A 14 year old is stabbed to death in her own home

Back in 1994, the Palomares Hills housing development was a new neighborhood in Castro Valley, California. Many of the residents moved to this neighborhood for the safety and beauty of the Castro Valley hills, including the Lin family. The Lins were first-generation immigrants from Taiwan who settled in the U.S. with the hope of giving their children a safe life with a hopeful future.

No one could have imagined that their daughter J ...
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  • Jenny Lin - Queen of Hearts, California, Part 1 - The Deck
  • Jenny Lin's 1994 Cold Case Murder May Have Yielded New Leads

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