CA Marsha Lorena Bailey Tucker, 20, Murdered 2 January 1968, Oceanside, California

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Marsha Lorena <I>Bailey</I> Tucker

Marsha Lorena Bailey Tucker​

Born 5 Oct 1947
Murdered 2 Jan 1968 (aged 20)
Oceanside, San Diego County, California, USA

Wife Of Marine Now In Alaska Is Found Slain

Published in The Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, California, January 3, 1968

OCEANSIDE - The young wife of a Marine was found strangled early today, her body stuffed under a bed in her apartment.

The victim was Mrs. Marsha Lorena Tucker, 20, whose husband, Cpl. D.R. Tucker, is stationed in Adak, Alaska, said Deputy Coroner Richard Ewens.

The body was discovered about 3 a.m. by Mrs. Tucker's roommate, Mrs. Linda Kroum, who told police she last saw her about 7 p.m. Tuesday. The roommate's husband also is a Marine stationed out of state.

Mrs. Tucker, auburn-haired, 5-foot-6 and 130 pounds, was found with a black wool belt knotted around her throat. She was clothed in capri pants, a white sweater blouse and a long-sleeved sweater. Ewens said there was no evidence that she had been sexually assaulted. Her purse, containing about $26, was nearby. Mrs. Tucker's car was missing...


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