What the records say
- When
- 1979
- Kind
- Murder
- Coordinates
- 37.00° N, 120.00° W
- Description
- 1979 child murder in California, United States
- Date from
- year in its Wikidata description
Placed at the district its description names, California.
Murder of Robin Samsoe
1979 child murder in California, United States
On the afternoon of June 20, 1979, 12-year-old Robin Christine Samsoe was kidnapped and murdered by serial killer Rodney Alcala in Huntington Beach, California. Her skeletal remains were discovered twelve days later, approximately 50 miles north of Huntington Beach. Samsoe was Alcala's eighth and final victim.
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