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How a California family’s battle for justice for slain teen has impacted victims’ rights

nglobix@gmail.com1 month ago029 mins

This story originally aired on May 3, 2025. It shook the entire campus at the University of the Pacific. A freshman on her first day of college in 1979 was found unconscious, bleeding from her head, in a remote area of the school. Her name was Catina Salarno. Harriet and Mike Salarno were getting ready…

California student thought she was meeting ex-boyfriend one last time. Instead, he put a bullet in her head

nglobix@gmail.com2 months ago05 mins

When 18-year-old Catina Rose Salarno arrived at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, to begin her freshman year in September 1979, she thought she was starting life anew. She had broken up with her high school sweetheart, Steven Burns, and was excited to pursue her dream of becoming a dentist. But on her…