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Nov 12, 2022 · One of Yosemite’s most unsettling cold cases just got a little closer to resolution — but it remains a mystery whether Patricia Hicks met her end at the hands of a serial killer, a fugitive...
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Hicks last contacted family in September 1982 after relocating to Merced, California from Washington. She had joined a religious following, the San Anda Apostolic Church, founded by Donald Gibson, believed to have been motivated by the trauma she suffered surrounding the suicide of her brother. She also had a short-lived marriage to a former high s...
A severed arm and hand were recovered from Yosemite National Park during the summer of 1983. The remains were severely decomposed, and animal predation was also likely. The remains were estimated to have been at the scene since approximately 1982. Examination suggested the arm and hand belonged to a petite, adult female, although this was not defin...
After the remains went unidentified for several years, the investigation into learning the victim’s identity stalled, although suspects were being considered within a year of her discovery. At an early point in the case, Stacy Arras, who went missing from the area under suspicious circumstances in 1981 was considered as a potential match, but she w...
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After Gibson was convicted of four sex offenses in 1981, Hicks left the cult and was last seen by her roommate taking public transportation to Yosemite National Park. A severed arm and hand were recovered from the park in June 1983. [19]
Oct 24, 2022 · October 24, 2022, 12:50 PM. 1:14. A still from "Wild Crime," season 2. Courtesy Lone Wolf Media. A possible brutal murder in one of the most scenic places in America goes unsolved, a serial killer confesses to more than 100 murders and two generations of detectives try to crack the case.
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Dec 23, 2020 · Crime. Remains of Murdered Woman Were Found in Yosemite in 1983: Will Facial Reconstruction Identify Her? The National Park Service's Investigative Services Branch suspect that the female...
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May 14, 2024 · Patricia Hicks-Dahlstrom. Patty was a young woman looking for a purpose in her life. The hardest part about this whole thing is who killed her. It seemed like she was involved in a cult. People would talk about these sexual rituals that they had to perform. I've prosecuted several people that were purely evil. He was one of them.
Nov 26, 2022 · In October, Yosemite investigators finally identified the remains. She was Patricia Hicks, a disciple of a Northern California cult leader who vanished in the 1980s.
