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Multiple victims: Xiana Fairchild (age 7, identified), Amber Swartz-Garcia (age 7, identified), and six unidentified females

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Multiple victims: Xiana Fairchild (age 7, identified), Amber Swartz-Garcia (age 7, identified), and six unidentified females

Case
#465
SourceFBI WantedUpdated Mar 15, 2026
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Cold Case · Open - Seeking identification of alleged victims
18 years waiting · since 2007

CURTIS DEAN ANDERSON

Justice for Multiple victims: Xiana Fairchild (age 7, identified), Amber Swartz-Garcia (age 7, identified), and six unidentified females — the trail went cold in 2007, but the truth hasn't.

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Key leads to think about

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evidence
Lead #1

Anderson drove a brown 1977 Chevy sedan (ticketed in 1989) and a black Toyota truck from his 'Parts Company' - can vehicle records help identify additional victims or crime scenes?

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witness
Lead #2

Seven unidentified victims remain unconfirmed - do missing persons reports from 1984-1997 in Marysville, Clearlake, Oakland, Benicia, and San Jose match Anderson's victim descriptions?

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location
Lead #3

Anderson confessed to two murders in Mexico but provided no victim details - could cross-border investigation with Mexican authorities identify these victims?

Curtis Dean Anderson, a convicted serial killer, died in prison on December 9, 2007, while serving a 300+ year sentence for the 1999 kidnapping and murder of 7-year-old Xiana Fairchild in Vallejo, California. Before his death, Anderson confessed to murdering eight victims across Northern California and two additional victims in Mexico between 1984 and 1999, though he provided no identifying details about most victims. The FBI seeks public assistance in identifying seven unconfirmed victims and locating remains, as many cases remain unsolved and families lack closure.

Case
#465
SourceFBI WantedUpdated Mar 15, 2026
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

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More leads to consider

Beyond the top three above — each detail below could be the thread that pulls this case open.

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clue
Lead #4

Victim #7 'Rosie' was described with 'junkie tracks' and frequented The Bears bar under Highway 87 in San Jose - could bar records or local community organizations identify her real name?

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person
Lead #5

One of Anderson's kidnap victims escaped and led to his capture - could this survivor provide additional details about his methods, vehicles, or other potential victims?

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Source Narrative

Northern California The FBI is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying alleged victims of convicted killer Curtis Dean Anderson, who died while serving his prison term on December 9, 2007. Anderson was convicted and sentenced to over 300 years in prison for the 1999 kidnapping and murder of 7-year-old Xiana Fairchild in Vallejo, California, and other crimes.

He was captured after one of his kidnap victims was able to escape. Anderson was interviewed by FBI agents in November of 2007, and confessed to murdering eight victims in the United States, including Fairchild and 7-year-old Amber Swartz-Garcia of Pinole, California.

Anderson also confessed to two murders in Mexico, but did not provide any information on those victims. The following is a list of the stateside victims’ descriptions given by Anderson in chronological order: Late 1984: Victim #1 was described as a female "runaway" in her late teens/early 20s.

Anderson allegedly met and killed her and then disposed of her body near a local swimming hole in Marysville, California. Victim #2 was a young female hitchhiker in her late teens, whom Anderson claimed he picked up on a road near the northeast side of Clearlake a few days after the death of Victim #1.

Early 1985: Victim #3 was a female in her late teens, also residing in the Marysville area, who was possibly a runaway from Oregon. November 1986: Victim #4 was about 21 years old.

She was a light-skinned Black female whom Anderson met in a bar frequented by African-Americans located in the East Bay, off Interstate-80 on San Pablo Avenue. He claimed this occurred about 10 days after he was paroled from San Quentin State Prison.

Anderson allegedly killed her and disposed of the body in the Oakland hills. June 1988: Victim #5 was Amber Swartz-Garcia, who Anderson said was standing on a street in Pinole, California, when he physically forced her into his car.

He eventually murdered her in Arizona. 1988/1989: Victim #6 was allegedly a Navajo Indian woman about 23 to 24 years old.

Anderson claimed he picked her up coming out of a bar near 5th or 6th Street in Benicia, California. He said he then killed her near Benson, Arizona.

In 1989, Anderson received a ticket while driving a two-door, brown, 1977 Chevy sedan. February or March 1997: Victim #7 was a Black/Hispanic female in her early 20s with noticeable "junkie tracks" on her arms who went by the name “Rosie”.

Anderson allegedly met her at “The Bears” bar, which he described as being frequented by Hispanics. This bar was located under Highway 87 in San Jose, California, near a bowling alley.

After killing her, he allegedly disposed of her body near the Ben Lomand turnoff near Santa Cruz, California. During this incident, Anderson stated he had been driving a black Toyota truck from his “Parts Company”.

December 1999: Victim #8 was Xiana Fairchild, who disappeared on December 9, 1999.

Timeline of Events

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1984

Victim #1 - Female runaway

Late teens/early 20s female runaway killed near swimming hole in Marysville, CA

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1984

Victim #2 - Hitchhiker near Clearlake

Late teens female hitchhiker picked up on road near northeast Clearlake

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1985

Victim #3 - Marysville area

Late teens female, possibly runaway from Oregon, from Marysville area

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1986-11

Victim #4 - East Bay bar encounter

21-year-old light-skinned Black female met at African-American bar off I-80 on San Pablo Avenue, body disposed in Oakland hills

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1988-06

Amber Swartz-Garcia abduction

7-year-old forcibly taken from Pinole street, murdered in Arizona

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1988-1989

Victim #6 - Benicia bar

23-24 year old Navajo woman picked up from bar near 5th/6th Street in Benicia, killed near Benson, Arizona

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1997-02

Victim #7 - San Jose bar

Early 20s Black/Hispanic female known as 'Rosie' met at The Bears bar, body disposed near Ben Lomand turnoff near Santa Cruz

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1999-12-09

Xiana Fairchild disappearance

7-year-old Xiana Fairchild disappeared in Vallejo, CA

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2007-11

FBI confession

Curtis Dean Anderson interviewed by FBI agents and confessed to eight U.S. murders and two Mexico murders

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2007-12-09

Anderson death

Curtis Dean Anderson died in prison while serving 300+ year sentence

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Case Information

Incident:January 1, 1984
Last Updated:September 3, 2026

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Case Information

Incident:January 1, 1984
Last Updated:September 3, 2026