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Nancy Santomero

Death by Force
Case Description
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In the summer of 1980, 19-year-old Nancy Santomero, a white female, and her companion, 26-year-old Vicki Durian, were making their way to the annual Rainbow Gathering in the mountains of West Virginia. The two women were hitchhiking through Pocahontas County on June 25th, anticipating a peaceful convergence of like-minded individuals, but they never reached their destination. Their journey was cut tragically short in an isolated clearing on Droop Mountain, where they were both shot and killed....Read More
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    Victim Details

    Nancy Santomero

    Female

    White / Caucasian

    Pocahontas County

    WV

    1980-06-25

    19

    Nancy

    Santomero

    11/05/2025

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    09/23/2023
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