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Glenda Sue Carter

Death by Force
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On a tragic Saturday morning in Mesa, Arizona, the life of 18-year-old Glenda Sue Carter, a White female, was cut short in a senseless act of violence. On November 12, 1966, Carter was one of several victims in a mass shooting at the Rose-Mar College of Beauty. The gunman, 18-year-old Robert Benjamin Smith, entered the beauty school and forced Carter, along with other students and customers, into a back room.

Inside the room, Smith ordered the victims to lie down in a circle. When one of ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Glenda Sue Carter

    Female

    White / Caucasian

    Mesa

    AZ

    1966-11-12

    18

    Glenda

    Sue Carter

    11/28/2025

    Forum Posts (3)
    I recently came across the 1966 Rose-Mar College of Beauty shooting case, and something that stuck w... ...Read More
    08/31/2024
    It’s devastating to revisit the Rose-Mar College of Beauty tragedy and think about the events that... ...Read More
    06/12/2024
    I recently came across an article about the Rose-Mar College of Beauty tragedy, and it made me refle... ...Read More
    02/01/2024
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