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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.
The case gained renewed a ...Read More
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.
The case gained renewed a ...Read More
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Richard Swanson
December 15, 2022
Male
Caucasian / White
South Lake Tahoe
CA
1980-08-19
16
Richard
Swanson
Yes
11/21/2025
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Forum Posts (3)
Hey everyone, I’ve been following Richard Swanson’s case for a while and wanted to share some th... ...Read More
12/19/2024
12/19/2024
Hey everyone,
I've been following Richard Swanson's case and wanted to discuss a part that hasn't... ...Read More
06/29/2023
I've been following Richard Swanson's case and wanted to discuss a part that hasn't... ...Read More
06/29/2023
Does anyone else find it absolutely chilling how the DNA on the duct tape turned out to be the key t... ...Read More
05/26/2023
05/26/2023
