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Case Description

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In the late summer of 1970, the community of Renton, Washington, a suburb of Seattle, was gripped by a growing sense of unease. This feeling would intensify in September with the death of 17-year-old Joanne Mary Zulauf, a White female whose disappearance and subsequent discovery sent shockwaves through the small town. Her family had reported her missing, and their worst fears were realized when her nude body was found on September 22, 1970. The investigation into her death would uncover a brutal ...Read More

Victim Details

Joanne Zulauf

Female

White / Caucasian

Renton

WA

1970-09-20

17

Joanne

Zulauf

05/03/2026