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A man's badly decomposed body is found my highway workers
In the late summer of 1980, the life of Manuel "Babe" Garcia III, a 45-year-old Hispanic/Latino male, came to a violent and mysterious end in Salt Lake City. A husband and father, Garcia was last seen in the early morning hours of August 5, 1980. His evening began with friends at Johnny's Disco Bar on Redwood Road, where they stayed until closing time around 2:30 a.m. From there, the group moved on to a private party in the Rose Park neighborhood. This would be the last time anyone reported seei ...Read More
In the late summer of 1980, the life of Manuel "Babe" Garcia III, a 45-year-old Hispanic/Latino male, came to a violent and mysterious end in Salt Lake City. A husband and father, Garcia was last seen in the early morning hours of August 5, 1980. His evening began with friends at Johnny's Disco Bar on Redwood Road, where they stayed until closing time around 2:30 a.m. From there, the group moved on to a private party in the Rose Park neighborhood. This would be the last time anyone reported seei ...Read More
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Uel Garcia Iii
August 2, 2022
Male
Hispanic / Latino
Salt Lake City
UT
1980-08-12
1980-08-05
1980-08-12
45
Uel
Garcia
11/05/2025
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I’ve been thinking a lot about the guys who were seen in Manuel "Babe" Garcia's Thunderbird near t... ...Read More
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