The Murders of the Valencia Does, January 1980
At 1:00pm on Saturday, January 26, 1980, a hiker found the remains of two decedents in a riverbed/wash south of Valencia Sewage Treatment Plant, north of Magic Mountain Parkway and west of the Old Road in Valencia, LA County, CA. One of the decedents, who I will be calling Younger Doe, was estimated to be 17-24 years old, while the other, who I will be calling Older Doe, was estimated to be 17-35 years old; while these two decedents may have been the same or similar ages, I am giving these nicknames in order to easily distinguish between the two of them. Reconstruction of Younger Doe, from NamUs. Younger Doe was determined to have died by homicide by gunshot wound. While not explicitly stated, it is implied that this is also how Older Doe died as well; Older Doe's case is also being investigated as a homicide. Younger Doe's estimated PMI is months prior, though less than two years, and both of the Does' estimated DODs are 1978-1980. Younger Doe was a 17-24 year old white fe...