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Robert Robbins

Death by Force
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Robert Robbins was living in the Phoenix, Arizona area in the fall of 1973, sharing a trailer in the Apache Junction area outside the city with his girlfriend, Katherine Mestites, as the couple tried to build a life together on the outskirts of Phoenix. Robbins, a 19-year-old White/Caucasian male, had recently completed service as a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War, and friends later described him as a young man settling back into civilian life when he crossed paths with two drifters, Dougla ...Read More
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  • Douglas Gretzler - Wikipedia
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    Victim Details

    Robert Robbins

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    Phoenix

    AZ

    1973-10-24

    19

    Robert

    Robbins

    11/28/2025

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