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The February 4th and 1972

disappearance of Avon Weber and Maureen Sterling

March the beginning of a decades-long cold case.

And, though there are some well-known suspects, their murders Stirling marked the beginning of a decades-long cold case.

And, though there are some well-known suspects, their murders, and that of possibly 52 others,

remain unsolved.

This is the Santa Rosa hitchhiker murders.

So, if you like your coffee hot but your bones chilled, sit back and start your day with a morning cup of murder.

On February 4, 1972, Maureen Louise Sterling and Yvonne Lisa Weber, both 12 years old and

students at the Herbert Slater Middle School in Santa Rosa were on their way home from a visit

to the Redwood Empire Ice Arena. They were last seen hitchhiking, something common for that time

period. Their bodies were found on December 28th of that same year down a steep embankment,

66 feet off the side of the Franz Valley Road.

The remains, which were already skeletal,

offered little information about their deaths.

The only clues were orange beads and a gold necklace with a cross.

This would be the first of a long history of strange deaths with no conclusion. Between 1972 and

1973, at least seven unsolved homicides involving female hitchhikers occurred in Sonoma County and

Santa Rosa. All of these bodies were found nude, with little to no evidence, and are referred to as the Santa Rosa hitchhiker murders.

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