Overview
The Daveggio-Michaud minivan murders case centered on a 1997 series of kidnappings, sexual assaults, and murder carried out in California and Nevada by James Daveggio and Michelle Michaud using a specially modified Dodge Caravan. The case was solved after the abduction, torture, and killing of Vanessa Lei Samson led investigators to the pair, and it remains notable for the deliberate way the minivan was equipped and used as a mobile torture chamber.
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Case At A Glance
Key context, structure, and current status
Status: Solved
Also known as: Minivan Murders, James Daveggio and Michelle Michaud, Vanessa Samson murder case
Coverage: 16 timeline events, 7 persons, and 13 locations
Sources collected: 37 sources
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