Tina Denise Stensaa
Murdered

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Kidnapped from his father’s pickup parked in Happy Camp; his body was found stuffed in a barrell off of Highway 96 at Gottville. Eventual trial resulted in hung jury
Tina Denise Stensaa, a 17-year-old girl from Everett, Washington, was brutally killed on February 14, 1986, in Weed, California. On Valentine's Day, she was found severely injured on South Weed Boulevard, with signs that she had been run over. Tina managed to say "help me" to rescuers before she was taken to Mercy Medical Center in Mount Shasta, where she was pronounced dead shortly after. Her identity remained unknown for several months until her wallet was discovered by an inmate highway worke ...Read More

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Victim Details

name

Tina Denise Stensaa

Case Added

January 24, 2024

gender

Female

city

Weed

state

Date of Death

1986-02-14

Age at Death

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Tina Denise Stensaa

First Name

Tina Denise

Last Name

Stensaa

solved

Yes

Last Updated

10/14/2024

Area Body Found:

Forum Posts (3)

I am devastated to hear about the tragic news of Tina Denise's murder. She was a kind and vibrant so... ...Read More
08/25/2024

Do we know if there are any cameras in the area that may have caught Tina Denise's last known locati... ...Read More
11/16/2023

I am trying to find out if there is a GoFundMe page set up for Tina Denise's family. Can anyone prov... ...Read More
09/18/2023

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