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Brenda Woodard

Case from Washington, DC dated Nov 15, 1971

Victim Details

Brenda Woodard

November 7, 2023

Female

African-American / Black

Washington

DC

1971-11-15

1971-11-15

true

$300,000.00

18

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Brenda Woodard

Brenda

Woodard

Victim

07/07/2026


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Do you know who committed the \Freeway Phantom\ murders from 1971-1972?
An 18-year-old Black female named Brenda Denise Woodard had her life tragically cut short in November 1971. On the evening of November 15th, Brenda, who was taking night classes at Cardozo High School to improve her secretarial skills, said goodbye to a friend after they had dinner at Ben's Chili Bowl. Usually, her friend would give her a ride home, but on this particular night, her friend's car was in the shop, so they took the bus. Brenda got off at 8th and H Street to transfer to another bus ...
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  • Major Case/Unsolved Homicides - 1971-1990 | mpdc - DC.gov
  • Freeway Phantom: Inside the Hunt for D.C.-Area Serial Killer
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