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Murder of Reet Jurvetson

Year
1969
Where
California
Source
Wikipedia
Evidence
1
What the record says

Reet Silvia Jurvetson (Estonian: Jürvetson; September 23, 1950 – c. November 14, 1969) was an Estonian-Canadian woman who was murdered in California in November 1969 at age 19. Her body remained unidentified for 46 years, until an online mortuary photograph was recognized by her family and friends in 2015.

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