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Carol Joyce   Deleon


REFERENCE NUMBER: 1 - Solved
COMPANY: F
RACE: Hispanic
SEX: Female
CITY: San Antonio
COUNTY: Bexar
RELATED YEAR: 1981



DETAILS:

On Thursday, June 4, 1981, an unidentified body of a teenage female was found along IH 35 in Comal County, Texas. An autopsy later determined the victim died from gunshot wounds. Investigators attempted to identify her by her fingerprints and from missing persons’ reports in the surrounding areas without success. She was buried in New Braunfels, TX as a Jane Doe.

In 2009, through DNA technology, the victim was identified as 18 year old Carol Joyce Deleon. Ms. Deleon was found to have resided in the West Avenue area of San Antonio and had graduated from Thomas Edison High School on May 28, 1981, just days prior to her death. She was believed to have attended a night club in San Antonio on Wednesday, June 3, 1981.

Update: On April 13, 2023, Larry Allen West was arrested and charged with Murder and taken into custody by Texas Rangers. The indictment and subsequent trial is pending.

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Texas Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward of up to $3,000 to any person who provides information that leads to the arrest of the person/persons responsible for this crime. To be eligible for the cash rewards, tipsters MUST call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477). All tips are anonymous. Tipsters will be provided a tip number instead of using a name.

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