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Carolyn Yvonne Kingston

Case from Salt Lake City, UT dated Oct 15, 1971

Victim Details

Carolyn Yvonne Kingston

Female

White / Caucasian

Salt Lake City

UT

1971-10-15

35

Carolyn

Yvonne Kingston

07/20/2026

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On a tragic afternoon in Salt Lake City, Utah, the life of a young mother was irrevocably altered by a brutal act of violence. Carolyn Yvonne Kingston, a 35-year-old White/Caucasian female, was working as a clerk at Natter's Market on September 2, 1971, with her two small children present in the store. An armed man entered the market with the intention of robbing it, setting in motion a chain of events that would ultimately prove fatal.

During the robbery, the assailant shot both Carolyn ...
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  • Newspapers.com: Bandit Kills Deliveryman, Shoots Woman at Market (Michael Bown & Carolyn Kingston 1971) - Newspapers.com
  • Newspapers.com: Clipping from The Ogden Standard-Examiner - Newspapers.com
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    I recently came across the tragic case of Carolyn Kingston and Mike Bown from 1971, and my heart tru... ...Read More
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