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Mary Ann Pesce

Case from Berkeley, CA dated May 07, 1972

Victim Details

Mary Ann Pesce

Female

White / Caucasian

Berkeley

CA

1972-05-07

18

Mary

Ann Pesce

07/14/2026

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Mary Ann Pesce, an 18-year-old woman, tragically lost her life on May 7, 1972. She was one of the victims of Edmund Kemper, a notorious serial killer. Pesce and her friend, Anita Luchessa, were hitchhiking when Kemper offered them a ride. Instead of taking them to their intended destination, he drove them to a remote area where he murdered them. Pesce was stabbed and strangled to death in the backseat of Kemper's car, while Luchessa was killed in the trunk in a similar manner. Kemper later disme ...
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