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Patricia Eve Gaugler

Case from Hanover, VA dated Sep 29, 1980

Victim Details

Patricia Eve Gaugler

September 20, 2022

Female

White / Caucasian

Hanover

VA

1980-09-29

1980-09-29

1952-12-02

28

Patricia Eve

Gaugler

Victim

06/24/2026


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Firefighters discover the badly burned body of a deceased young woman who was last seen at a gas station
In the fall of 1980, a journey of new beginnings tragically ended for Patricia Eve Gaugler, a 28-year-old Caucasian female. On September 29, she was traveling from her hometown of Pottstown, Pennsylvania, with plans to start a new chapter of her life living with family in the Richmond, Virginia area. Her trip, however, took a fatal and mysterious turn in Hanover County.

The last time anyone reported seeing Patricia alive was around 3 p.m. at a Sunoco gas station in Ashland, near Interstat ...
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