When a Tucson, Arizona teen vanishes from her home while her mom is at work, evidence suggests that she was abducted. Her body is located on the outskirts of town the following morning, prompting a homicide investigation that remains open decades later in this episode of Last Seen Alive.
Margaret Carabetta was 15-years-old when she was abducted from her home in Tucson, AZ and murdered in 1982. Her murder is still unsolved. Image source: family photo.Margaret’s killer abducted her from her home in an East Tucson neighborhood. Her body was located about 4.5 miles away the following morning in the much less densely populated Catalina foothills (pictured) just north of town. Image source: Last Seen Alive.Margaret was abducted from her home on North Woodland Ave. This map shows the location of her home in relation to the place where her body was found (top) and where a possible suspect resided just a few blocks away (bottom). Image source: Google Maps.Margaret was abducted and murdered at night, and her body was found the following morning by two women walking in the Catalina foothills near the intersection of North Craycroft Rd and East Pinchot Rd. This (modern) photo is of the approximate location. Image source: Last Seen Alive.
If you know anything about the murder of Margaret Carabetta, please call the Tucson Police Department at 520-791-4444, or, click here to access the online tip form.
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