The disturbing death of Evelyn Consuela Rosemann in Yosemite National Park

Yosemite National ParkNational Park DeathsEvelyyn Consuela Rosemann
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Nevada Falls, Yosemite National Park

Evelyn Consuela Rosemann, Died October 19, 1968, Nevada Fall, Yosemite National Park, California.

Revised July 2024

The body of Evelyn Consuela Rosemann, 24, was found by three hikers on the 19th of October 1968, 200 feet from the base of the 594-foot-high Nevada Falls in Yosemite National Park. Evelyn, whose hometown was San Francisco, worked as a masseuse in the park and had set out on a solo hike three days earlier.

According to investigators, Evelyn had somehow "been launched" from the fall or cliff, hadn't jumped and had been found partially undressed. In October, the creek leading to the fall is very low and would not have been swept away. She had a pair of badly torn, corduroy pants pulled down near her ankles, and her sweater had been pulled over her head. Another of Evelyn’s sweaters was lying on a rock near her feet, and her purse was found on the bridge above Nevada Fall.

The autopsy found the cause of death appeared to be a massive head injury sustained in the fall. Parts of her brain were found on a rock fifty feet from her body. The pathologist discovered she had been sexually assaulted either pre or postmortem with indications of bloodless vaginal lacerations. 

Unfortunately, because this is 1968, there is little information on Evelyn's case. How did she end up so far from the base of the cliff? Was she running from someone at the top of the falls, fell over, and then her body was dragged to another point at the Fall's base? It was probably foul play, given the vaginal lacerations, and, unfortunately, the National Park Service kept Evelyn's death low profile. However, this is not surprising given the disturbing details, and probably, they were worried about park visitors being scared away by publicity about a potential serial killer in the area. 

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