# Murder of Cheri Jo Bates

Unsolved · 1966

The murder of Cheri Jo Bates occurred in Riverside, California, on October 30, 1966. Bates, an 18-year-old college freshman, was stabbed and slashed to death on the grounds of Riverside City College. Police determined the assailant had disabled the ignition wiring and distributor of Bates's Volkswagen Beetle as a method to lure her from her car as she studied in the college library.

Original record: https://en.wikipedia.org/?curid=24704546
Case page: https://realjustice.ai/cases/murder-of-cheri-jo-bates-w24704546

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## Open questions

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## Unverified findings

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## Sources

1. Wikipedia record (CC BY-SA 4.0), https://en.wikipedia.org/?curid=24704546


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