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Marilyn McKenzia

Case from Wildwood, FL dated Jul 27, 1976

Victim Details

Marilyn McKenzia

December 21, 2022

Female

African-American / Black

Wildwood

FL

1976-07-27

17

Marilyn

McKenzia

07/16/2026


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Do you know who killed 17 year old Marilyn Elizabeth McKenzia in 1976?
On July 27, 1976, the skeletal remains of 17-year-old Marilyn Elizabeth McKenzia were discovered in a wooded area off of Jackson Street in Wildwood, Florida. Marilyn had left her home in Pennsylvania in November 1975 to work as a seasonal farm laborer, initially picking apples and later joining crews harvesting watermelons between Immokalee, Florida, and Wildwood. She was last seen getting into a blue and white Buick Electra 225 with two unknown men. The details surrounding her death remain uncl ...
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