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Do you know who murdered 18 year old Cheri Jo Bates in 1966?
The tragic murder of 18-year-old Cheri Jo Bates on October 30, 1966, remains one of Riverside, California’s most infamous unsolved cases. Bates was a freshman at Riverside City College, where she had gone to study at the campus library that evening. Her father reported her missing after she failed to return home, and the following morning, her body was discovered in an alleyway near the library. Investigators believe the perpetrator tampered with her Volkswagen Beetle, disabling the ignition t ...Read More
The tragic murder of 18-year-old Cheri Jo Bates on October 30, 1966, remains one of Riverside, California’s most infamous unsolved cases. Bates was a freshman at Riverside City College, where she had gone to study at the campus library that evening. Her father reported her missing after she failed to return home, and the following morning, her body was discovered in an alleyway near the library. Investigators believe the perpetrator tampered with her Volkswagen Beetle, disabling the ignition t ...Read More
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Cheri Jo Bates
December 19, 2022
Female
Caucasian / White
Riverside
CA
1966-10-31
18
Cheri Jo
Bates
11/25/2025
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It's so hard to fathom what Cheri Jo Bates' family must have gone through all these years, living wi... ...Read More
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