Richard Swanson
Murdered

Case Description

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Do you know who killed Richard Swanson in 1980?
On August 14, 1980, 16-year-old Richard Swanson was working the graveyard shift at a Shell gas station in South Lake Tahoe when he was brutally murdered during a robbery. Swanson was bound with duct tape, beaten, and left to suffocate. His body was discovered in the storage room of the gas station the following morning, with $761 missing from the cash register. The case went unsolved for over three decades despite extensive investigations and community efforts.

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Victim Details

name

Richard Swanson

Case Added

December 15, 2022

gender

Male

race

Caucasian / White

city

South Lake Tahoe

state

Date of Death

1980-08-19

Age at Death

First Name

Richard

Last Name

Swanson

solved

Yes

Last Updated

10/14/2024

Area Body Found:

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