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'Crew Cut Killer': Oakland teen girl killed in 1969 cold case identified, suspect named

Friday, October 2, 2026 4:02PM

'Crew Cut Killer': Oakland teen killed in 1969 ID'd, suspect named

Oakland police announced Thursday that a teenage girl found strangled inside a downtown Oakland hotel in 1969 has been identified as 16-year-old Joann Yvonne Burdick, known to her family as Joanie.

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