Murder of Michelle Garvey
- Year
- 2014
- Where
- Connecticut
- Source
- Wikipedia
- Evidence
- 1
Michelle Angela Garvey (June 3, 1967 – July 1, 1982) was an American teenage girl murdered in Texas within a month of running away from her home in Connecticut. Her body was quickly found but remained unidentified until a 2014 DNA test, after an amateur Internet researcher suggested a match between the Texas unidentified decedent and Connecticut missing-person data.
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- Michelle Garvey on non-extractive scholarshipJust Sustainability · 2024
- Could Michelle Garvey Be a Victim of The Texas Killing Field Murders? - July 1 2025Morning Cup of Murder · 2025
- Meeting Michelle GarveyJust Sustainability · 2024
- Michelle Garvey on vulnerability, openness, and transforming the academyJust Sustainability · 2024
- Episode 4: Labor w/ Dr. Michelle GarveyThe Great Futures Podcast featuring Environmental Justice Voices · 2021
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