Rachell Ward

Murdered
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Body found west of dam. Shot several times with a high-powered rifle
Rachell Ward, a 14-year-old from Red Bluff, California, was brutally murdered on March 3, 1983. On the morning of her death, Ward was walking to school, a short five-block journey, when she disappeared. Later that day, her body was discovered along Pine Creek Road, a few miles west of Red Bluff in Tehama County. The investigation revealed that she had been bound, sexually assaulted, and shot in the back of the head. The community was left in shock, and authorities immediately launched an intensi ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Rachell Ward

    March 6, 2024

    Female

    Caucasian / White

    Red Bluff

    CA

    1983-03-03

    13

    Rachell Ward

    Rachell

    Ward

    10/14/2024


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    Is there a reward being offered for information leading to the capture of Rachell's murderer? If any... ...Read More
    03/15/2024
    It is with a heavy heart that I write this post urging anyone with information regarding the murder ... ...Read More
    01/15/2024
    Just wanted to ask if anyone knows if there is a reward being offered for information leading to the... ...Read More
    08/07/2023
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