Carol Beth Hilburn

Rio Linda, CA
916-808-0650
22-year-old Carol was a cocktail waitress from Santa Rosa, CA. She was visiting Sacramento with a friend that November weekend. She was last seen at a bar on Del Paso Blvd. called Lloyd Hickey's Forty Grand Club, a place where musicians who had performed around Sacramento would head after hours to jam late into the night.
The next day, her nude body was discovered six miles away in a field in Rio Linda. She had been severely beaten. Carol's case is eerily reminiscent of the Judith Ann Hakari murder case from March of the same year and the Nancy Bannallack murder case from just the month before...all in Sacramento, CA.
By way of the Donna Lass disappearance in South Lake Tahoe the month before, Carol's case has forever been linked to the Zodiac Killer murders. We aren't convinced, but there are many theorists and Zodiac followers who are. Whatever you believe, please help us solve this horrific murder.
Carol's Purse
Carol's Pants
Carol's Jacket
Carol's Boot
Terry C. Carpenter
Carpenter was arrested and convicted for the 1971 death of Marilu McNeal. McNeal was bludgeoned to death – like Carol was. Marilu was beaten to death 2.3 miles from Lloyd Hickey's Forty Grand Club. There are ties between Carpenter and people who frequented the Forty Grand Club as well. Solve Crimes provided Sacramento Sheriff with Carpenter's name and how we connected him to Carol's death.
the zodiac killer
Phillip Arthur Thompson
Two Men

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Crimeline

News Reports
Petaluma Argus Courier
Sonoma County Woman Killer
17 November 1970
The Press Democrat
Santa Rosa Woman Is Slain
17 November 1970
Body Of Woman Found In Field Is Identified
17 November 1970
The Argus
Blonde, 22, beaten to death, identified
18 November 1970
The Press Democrat
Police Silent On Slaying Of SR Woman
18 November 1970
The Sacramento Bee
Did You See This Woman Last Friday?
18 November 1970
The Sacramento Bee
Carol Hilburn Murder Clues Are Sought
18 November 1970
San Bernardino County Sun
Deputies Name Slain Woman
18 November 1970
The Sacramento Bee
Woman Who Held Off Officers With Gun Faces Counts
24 March 1970
The Sacramento Bee
Slain Woman Is Traced To North Area Card Room
1 December 1970
The Sacramento Bee
Slain Woman Was At Card Room
2 December 1970
The Sacramento Bee
Slain Woman Is Traced To North Area Card Room
2 December 1970
The Sacramento Bee
1970 Year In Review - Police
1 January 1971
The Sacramento Bee
1 January 1971
The Sacramento Bee
Probe Links Rio Linda, El Dorado Slaying Cases
22 June 1971
The Sacramento Bee
Deputies Say Woman Left With Man Prior To Death
23 June 1971
The Sacramento Bee
Police Seek Identity Of Dead Girl
2 August 1971
The Sacramento Bee
Dead Girl's Identity Sought
3 August 1971
The Sacramento Bee
Police Seek Identity Of Dead Girl
3 August 1971
The Sacramento Bee
6th Unsolved Slaying; Woman Is Beaten To Death
31 October 1971
The Sacramento Bee
Bee Starts $100,000 Witness Fund
19 November 1971
The Sacramento Bee
24 December 1974
The Sacramento Bee
Did 'Witchcraft Killer' Slay Three Women In Sacramento Vicinity?
25 April 1975
The Sacramento Bee
Profile of Witchcraft Killer: 'Religious' But DeaDly Savior
26 April 1975
The Sacramento Bee
Witchcraft Killer Linked With Two More Murders
29 April 1975
The Sacramento Bee
DNA find may tie 2 cases
1 January 2003