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Edward Moore

Case from Camp Pendleton, CA dated Dec 24, 1972

Victim Details

Edward Moore

Male

White / Caucasian

Camp Pendleton

CA

1972-12-24

20

Edward

Moore

06/28/2026

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Edward Daniel Moore, a 20-year-old White male Marine from Louisville, Kentucky, was tragically murdered on December 24, 1972. At the time, he was stationed at Camp Pendleton in California. Moore was last seen leaving his barracks on Christmas Eve. His body was discovered around 1:45 a.m. on December 26, 1972, near the Seventh Street off-ramp from the 405 Freeway in Seal Beach, Orange County. The circumstances of his death were particularly brutal: he had been strangled and bludgeoned, with bite ...
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  • Obituary | Mr. Ronald Ron Gee Edward Moore of Tampa, Florida
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