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Do you know who killed 21 year old Linda Mayfield in 1982?
In the early morning hours of April 9, 1982, a sense of unease settled over the Starlite Motel in Council Bluffs, Iowa. At approximately 2:18 a.m., the night's quiet was shattered by reports of a disturbance involving a man brandishing a knife. When police arrived at the motel located at 3320 West Broadway, they discovered 21-year-old Linda Mayfield, an African-American female, lying face down near the north office door. She had been brutally attacked and sustained multiple stab wounds to her fa ...Read More
In the early morning hours of April 9, 1982, a sense of unease settled over the Starlite Motel in Council Bluffs, Iowa. At approximately 2:18 a.m., the night's quiet was shattered by reports of a disturbance involving a man brandishing a knife. When police arrived at the motel located at 3320 West Broadway, they discovered 21-year-old Linda Mayfield, an African-American female, lying face down near the north office door. She had been brutally attacked and sustained multiple stab wounds to her fa ...Read More
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Linda Mayfield
December 19, 2022
Female
Black / African American
Council Bluffs
IA
1982-04-09
21
Linda
Mayfield
11/05/2025
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