Teen Victim in Oakland Cold Case Murder Identified After 57 Years
FBI genealogy and DNA from a living relative confirmed the victim’s identity after decades, while investigators continue searching for the suspect.
- Oakland Police identified the 16-year-old victim in a 1969 hotel-room killing as Joanne Yvonne Burdick, known as “Joanie” to her family.
- Burdick was found strangled at the former St. Louis Hotel on October 2, 1969, after entering a room with an unidentified man.
- The FBI joined Oakland’s investigation in 2020, and genetic genealogy and DNA from Burdick’s brother confirmed her identity.
- Taylor Morris Teaford remains a potential suspect, but Police Chief James Beere said authorities do not know where he is or whether he is alive.
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'Crew Cut Killer': Oakland teen girl killed in 1969 cold case identified, suspect named
Police have identified Taylor Morris Teaford, known colloquially as the "Crew Cut Killer," as a potential suspect in the 1969 murder of a 16-year-old girl found strangled inside a downtown Oakland hotel, who has now been identified decades later as Joann Yvonne Burdick.
In 1969, a 16-Year-Old Girl Was Found Strangled Inside a Calif. Hotel Room. 57 Years Later, Her Body Has Finally Been Identified
Officials confirmed the victim had been identified as Joanne Yvonne Burdick on Thursday, Oct. 1, one day before the 57th anniversary of the incidentJoanne Yvonne Burdick at age 11; Burdick at age 13NEED TO KNOWA teenage girl has been identified 57 years after she was found dead inside a California hotel roomGenetic genealogy and DNA from her brother identified the victim of the cold case as 16-year-old Joanne Yvonne Burdick, known as “Joanie” to…
Girl strangled at California hotel identified in 57-year-old cold case
A 16-year-old girl found strangled in an Oakland, California, hotel room has been identified nearly 57 years after her death, according to officials. Authorities are still trying to locate the suspect and determine whether he is alive. Officers found the victim in a room at Hotel St. Louis in the 500 block of Seventh Street […]
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East Bay TimesVictim of 1969 Oakland homicide is finally identified
Decades after a 16-year-old girl was found strangled and beaten to death in October 1969 in a downtown hotel, authorities using DNA have identified her as Joanne Yvonne Burdick.
Breakthrough in 1969 cold case: Oakland police, FBI
The Oakland Police Department and the FBI are set to hold a news conference Thursday to announce a "significant breakthrough" in a nearly 57-year-old homicide investigation and the identification of a victim who has remained unidentified since 1969.
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