sep 25, 1976 - Donnie Whaley Last seen alive

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"Donald Miles Whaley disappeared Sept. 25 [1976] while walking home after visiting a friend" (LAT 10/3/76, + many others in terms of date).

"Donald Miles Whaley vanished from his mother's home Sept. 25 [1976] and was last reported seen alive that evening" (OT 10/16/76).

"[Donnie] was reported missing the morning of Sept. 26 [1976] by his mother [...]. He was last seen Saturday night, Sept. 25, [1976], when he left the house to walk a girlfriend home" (LMLN 10/20/76).

"The body had left his home Saturday night, Sept. 25, [1976,] to walk a girlfriend home. He was reported missing the next morning by his mother" (LMLN 12/1/76, IBSN 12/16/76).

"Sept. 25, 1976: Donald Whaley was last seen telling his sister he was going to visit his girlfriend. He never returned. His body was found Oct. 1, 1976 in a drainage ditch off Murphy Canyon Road. He had been sexually assaulted and strangled" (SDUT 3/7/10, 8/30/16).

"Twelve-year-old Donald Whaley left his home in El Cajon on Saturday, Sept. 25, 1976, to go visit a girlfriend. He was last seen walking near the intersection of Marshall and Magnolia in El Cajon" (2024 CBS8 article).


LAT 10/3/76: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-donald-whaley/199577801/
OT 10/16/76: https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune-donald-whaley/199577934/
LMLN 10/20/76: https://www.newspapers.com/article/life-news-homicide-crime/199576333/
LMLN 12/1/76: https://www.newspapers.com/article/life-news-donnie-whaley/199576368/
IBSN 12/16/76: https://www.newspapers.com/article/imperial-beach-star-news-donnie-whaley/199577095/
SDUT 3/7/10: https://cacoldcases.blogspot.com/p/the-san-diego-union-tribune-mar-7-2010.html
SDUT 8/30/16: https://www.removepaywall.com/search?url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2016/08/30/past-child-abduction-and-murder-cases-in-san-diego-county/
2024 CBS8 article: https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/crime/true-crime/48-years-later-san-diegos-summer-of-terror-unsolved/509-25166a07-2728-406a-a3eb-8e260ef643f3

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