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Clarence Wayne Dixon

Clarence Wayne Dixon

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On January 16, 2008, Clarence Wayne Dixon was found guilty of first-degree murder of a 21-year-old Arizona State University student, Deana Bowdoin on January 7, 1978. A DNA match of a nationwide database of criminals led to his arrest. Dixon was serving a life sentence for raping a student from Northern Arizona University when arrested for the murder of Bowdoin.

Source: Arizona Department of Corrections

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