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Do you know who murdered 14 year old Kelly Jean Poppleton?
Kelly Poppleton, a 14-year-old girl, was brutally murdered on December 2, 1983, in Sunol, California. Her body was discovered by a motorist along Kilkare Road, and the scene revealed the extent of the violence inflicted upon her. Poppleton had been beaten, and her head was found wrapped in two plastic shopping bags with a makeshift noose fashioned from a tie around her neck. Despite emergency response efforts, she died shortly after her discovery due to asphyxiation. The authorities had initiall ...Read More
Kelly Poppleton, a 14-year-old girl, was brutally murdered on December 2, 1983, in Sunol, California. Her body was discovered by a motorist along Kilkare Road, and the scene revealed the extent of the violence inflicted upon her. Poppleton had been beaten, and her head was found wrapped in two plastic shopping bags with a makeshift noose fashioned from a tie around her neck. Despite emergency response efforts, she died shortly after her discovery due to asphyxiation. The authorities had initiall ...Read More
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Kelly Poppleton
October 28, 2022
Female
Caucasian / White
Sunol
CA
1983-12-02
14
Kelly
Poppleton
11/11/2025
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I've been reading up on Kelly Poppleton’s case, and it breaks my heart to think about what her fam... ...Read More
03/16/2024
03/16/2024
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04/04/2023
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