Kelly Poppleton

Murdered
Case Description
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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
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    Victim Details

    Kelly Poppleton

    October 28, 2022

    Female

    Caucasian / White

    Sunol

    CA

    1983-12-02

    14

    Kelly

    Poppleton

    10/14/2024


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