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Frances Rose

Case from San-francisco, CA dated Oct 29, 1973

Victim Details

Frances Rose

Female

San-francisco

CA

1973-10-29

28

Frances

Rose

07/02/2026

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Frances Rose, a 28-year-old student at the University of California Extension in San Francisco, tragically lost her life on October 30, 1973. She was shot to death just outside the gates of the campus after attending an evening class. The assailant, identified as Jesse Lee Cooks, was convicted and incarcerated in a California prison. Frances's murder was part of a series of racially motivated killings known as the "Zebra" murders, which took place in San Francisco between 1973 and 1974. These mu ...
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