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Conviction September 17, 1984 Homicide

Vicki Lynne Hoskinson

Status Conviction
Type Homicide
Date September 17, 1984
Location Tucson, Arizona
Victim Age 8
Gender Female

Eight-year-old Vicki Lynne Hoskinson disappeared while mailing a letter near her Tucson home. Her remains were found eight months later. Frank Jarvis Atwood was convicted in 1987 and spent decades on death row, becoming a cause célèbre for death penalty opponents. He was executed in 2022.

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