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A 3 year old girl is kidnapped from a local park and is later found murdered
On a late summer day in Sunset, Utah, the life of a three-year-old Caucasian girl named Rachael Runyan was tragically cut short. On August 26, 1982, Rachael, her five-year-old brother, and their toddler brother were playing at a school playground merely fifteen feet from their home. Their mother, Elaine, was preparing lunch inside, keeping a watchful eye on them through the kitchen window. A man approached the children and, with the promise of ice cream and bubble gum, lured little Rachael away. ...Read More
On a late summer day in Sunset, Utah, the life of a three-year-old Caucasian girl named Rachael Runyan was tragically cut short. On August 26, 1982, Rachael, her five-year-old brother, and their toddler brother were playing at a school playground merely fifteen feet from their home. Their mother, Elaine, was preparing lunch inside, keeping a watchful eye on them through the kitchen window. A man approached the children and, with the promise of ice cream and bubble gum, lured little Rachael away. ...Read More
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Rachael Runyan
September 19, 2022
Female
Caucasian / White
Sunset
UT
1982-09-19
1982-08-26
1982-09-19
1979-06-23
3
Rachael
Runyan
11/05/2025
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