FL FL - Debra Rizzo, 15, Killed by blunt force trauma, believed she was sexually assaulted, Clearwater, 2 Aug 1978

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Debra Rizzo​

Age: 15
Case Number: 78-14986
Date Found: August 2, 1978
Location: Wooded area east of the 1200 block of Bell Drive, Clearwater

Debra Rizzo’s body was found in a small wooded area about a block from her residence. She died as a result of blunt force trauma and it is believed she was also sexually assaulted.

Unsolved Homicides | Clearwater, FL Police Department.

 

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Information from an article on the front page of the Pinellas Times published on August 13th, 1978.

• Debra was diagnosed as schizophrenic two years before her death.
• The family had moved to Clearwater in April. (They previously lived in Milford, CT)