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Natalia Brito: Killed in Atascadero in 2007

Natalia Brito, a 20-month-old toddler, died in June 2007 after being beaten by her father.

    Everett Allen Quaid: Killed in Atascadero in 2009

    Kelsey Morasci killed 21-year-old Everett Allen Quaid on Aug. 6, 2009 in an apartment in the 9300 block of Musselman Drive in Atascadero.

    Dorothy Autrey: Killed in Cayucos in 2008

    Dorothy Vivian Autrey's grandson killed her in her Cayucos home in 2008, then stuffed her into a suitcase and dumped it over a guardrail north of Ragged Point. The body has never been found.

    Margaret 'Peggy' Cockrell: Killed in Atascadero in 2008

    Margaret "Peggy" Cockrell was beaten to death by her husband on Easter in 2008.

    Barbara and Olivia Rivard: Killed in San Luis Obispo in 2007

    In the early morning of Oct. 3, in a quiet, upscale San Luis Obispo neighborhood, John "Mike" Rivard, 48, shot and killed his wife Barbara, 44, and their daughter Olivia, 7.

    Joshua Houlgate: Killed in San Luis Obispo in 2007

    Joshua Houlgate bled as he stumbled down the stairs of a San Luis Obispo mobile home, pausing briefly and covering his battered head with his hand before collapsing.

    Harold Hatley and Frank Velasquez: Killed at a Pismo Beach Denny's in 2006

    The harrowing March 2006 shooting rampage at Denny's in Pismo Beach -- which left two South County residents and the gunman dead and two others injured -- ended in a matter of minutes.

    The families of those killed, Harold Hatley and Frank Valesquez, both of Grover Beach, and residents of the small coastal towns continue to grapple with what is now remembered as one of the bloodiest public shooting sprees in San Luis Obispo County history.

    Gerald 'Jerry' O'Malley: Killed in San Luis Obispo in 2005

    Gerald 'Jerry' O'Malley, 87, was killed when a 13-year-old boy broke into his home and beat him with a skateboard.

    Sharon Ostman: Killed in San Luis Obispo in 2005

    Sharon Ostman was found beaten, strangled and sexually assaulted early July 11, 2005, in San Luis Obispo Creek near Mission Plaza.

    Stephen Wells and Jerry Rios: Killed in Morro Bay in 2001

    Stephen Wells and his nephew, Jerry Rios, were killed at a Morro Bay campsite in a dispute over a parking space.

    Kristen Word: Killed in Paso Robles in 2001

    Kristen Word, 19, and her 5 1/2-month-old fetus were shot to death by her boyfriend while visiting a family friend in Paso Robles.

    Kristina Hogan: Killed at Montana de Oro in 2001

    Kristina Hogan's ex-boyfriend murdered her before taking his own life after she tried to break up with him.

    Hogan, a 20-year-old Cal Poly student, was found dead from a deep cut to her throat near an oceanside trail at Montaņa de Oro on Jan. 9, 2001.

    Michael Sotelo: Killed in Paso Robles in 2001

    Michael Sotelo was a National Guardsman and lifelong Paso Robles resident.

    Aundria Crawford: Killed in San Luis Obispo in 1999

      Rachel Newhouse: Killed in San Luis Obispo in 1998

        Garrett Hunter: Killed in Grover Beach in 1998

        Anthony Fiorella reportedly went after Garrett Hunter and his older brother Grant because the two tricked him into delivering a half-ounce of marijuana they had no intention of paying for, police reports state.

        Elyse Pahler: Killed in Nipomo in 1995

        On the evening of July 22, 1995, 15-year-old Elyse Pahler left her home to hang out with three teenage boys, who had promised her drugs. Later that evening, the three, aged 14, 15 and 16, held her down, stabbed her and later had sex with her dead body.

        Kesha Gurke: Killed in Paso Robles in 1995

        Cindy Pinto: Killed in Paso Robles in 1994

        Cindy Pinto was found dead in the Salinas Riverbed in Paso Robles on September 8, 1994. Pinto, 31, was bludgeoned to death by Terry Crothers, 23, of Paso Robles.

        John and Lori Rainwater: Killed in Atascadero in 1987

        Laura, Sterling, Shawna and Stephanie Camargo: Killed in Nipomo in 1986

        Mary Catherine Waterbury: Killed in Montana de Oro in 1985

        On Oct. 19, 1985, Cal Poly student Mary Catherine Waterbury was watching the sunset at Montana de Oro. Someone then raped her before stuffing her face in the sand until she suffocated.

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