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1983 cold case murder: Investigators seek new leads for justice

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Investigators in Orange County are asking the public for help Thursday in their search for leads after uncovering new information in connection with a cold case murder from 1983. The murder victim, identified only as "Jane Doe" for decades after her remains were discovered in a culvert in the area of Old Trabuco Road in what is now the city of Lake Forest in April of 1983, was positively identified as Maritza Glean Grimmett in March of last year…

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1983 cold case murder: Investigators seek new leads for justice

Investigators in Orange County are asking the public for help Thursday in their search for leads after uncovering new information in connection with a cold case murder from 1983. The murder victim, identified only as "Jane Doe" for decades after her remains were discovered in a culvert in the area of Old Trabuco Road in what is now the city of Lake Forest in April of 1983, was positively identified as Maritza Glean Grimmett in March of last year…

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Facebook group helps identify 1983 homicide victim

A long-unsolved cold case has been cracked wide open, thanks to the unexpected power of social media. A Facebook group dedicated to identifying missing persons helped identify the skeletal remains of a woman whose body was discovered in 1983 in what is now Lake Forest, California.  The victim, initially known only as “Jane Doe,” has now been confirmed as Maritza Glean Grimmett, a Panamanian woman who was last seen by her family in the late 1970s…

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O.C. Sheriff investigators are still trying to solve a 1983 Cold Case murder - New Santa Ana

Investigators are seeking information after uncovering new leads in the homicide of Maritza Glean Grimmett, according to the Orange County Sheriff. Maritza, long-referred to as Jane Doe, was positively identified in March 2024, reinvigorating investigative efforts to solve her decades-old homicide. Maritza’s remains were discovered in April 1983 in a culvert in the area of Canada and Old Trabuco roads in what is now the city of Lake Forest. In 1…

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