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Trisha Beristain

Case from Cottonwood Heights, UT dated Nov 18, 1998

Victim Details

Trisha Beristain

August 2, 2022

Female

White / Caucasian

Cottonwood Heights

UT

1998-11-18

1998-11-18

19

Trisha

Beristain

No

07/11/2026


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A 19 yr old is found shot to death in Big Cottonwood Canyon
In the crisp autumn air of November 1998, the life of 19-year-old Caucasian female Trisha Beristain was tragically cut short. On November 18, her body was discovered in Big Cottonwood Canyon in Salt Lake County, Utah. She had been shot multiple times in what investigators described as an execution-style killing. The scene suggested a violent struggle, a final, desperate fight for her life. Initially, law enforcement was faced with an unidentified victim, but a televised news report featuring a s ...
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