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Carmen Miranda

Case from Phoenix, AZ dated Jun 29, 2006

Victim Details

Carmen Miranda

Female

Hispanic / Latino

Phoenix

AZ

2006-06-29

37

Carmen

Miranda

06/28/2026

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On the evening of June 29, 2006, 37-year-old Carmen Miranda was at a self-service car wash near 29th Street and Thomas Road in Phoenix, Arizona, vacuuming her car. While on the phone with her boyfriend, she was suddenly attacked in what police described as a 'blitz attack'. The assailant, later identified as the 'Baseline Killer,' abducted her in her own vehicle. The entire violent encounter was captured on the car wash's surveillance footage.

Shortly after her abduction, Carmen Miranda's ...
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  • Mark Goudeau - Wikipedia
  • Jury being picked in 'Baseline Killer' case - NBC News
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