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Mary Olsen

Case from Mesa, AZ dated Nov 12, 1966

Victim Details

Mary Olsen

Female

White / Caucasian

Mesa

AZ

1966-11-12

18

Mary

Olsen

07/13/2026

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On a crisp Saturday morning in Mesa, Arizona, the peaceful atmosphere of the Rose-Mar College of Beauty was shattered in an act of shocking violence. It was November 12, 1966, when a young woman named Mary Olsen, aged 18, found her life tragically cut short. She was a student at the beauty school, caught in a senseless attack that would leave a lasting scar on the community.

That morning, an 18-year-old high school senior named Robert Benjamin Smith entered the salon armed with a. 22-cali ...
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  • Mary Olsen, age 18 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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    I've been thinking about Mary Margaret Olsen and how unfair it is that she was robbed of her future.... ...Read More
    10/10/2024
    I just stumbled across a detail about Mary's case that I hadn't come across before, and it really st... ...Read More
    07/27/2024
    I was reading through old articles and forum threads about the Rose-Mar College tragedy, and one det... ...Read More
    06/08/2024
    Was browsing through some old case files today, and I can’t shake the thought of Mary Margaret Ols... ...Read More
    01/20/2024
    I recently came across the story of Mary Margaret Olsen while reading about the tragic events at Ros... ...Read More
    05/25/2023
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