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Validia Wage

Case from Wichita, KS dated Dec 31, 1982

Victim Details

Validia Wage

October 21, 2022

Female

White / Caucasian

Wichita

KS

1982-12-31

1982-12-31

56

Validia

Wage

No

07/11/2026


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Who killed Validia Wage?
On the last day of 1982, in Wichita, Kansas, a 56-year-old Caucasian woman named Validia Wage was found murdered inside her residence at 441 N Santa Fe. The cause of her death was determined to be strangulation. Her case, which has remained unsolved for decades, is a somber reminder of a life cut short.

Despite the efforts of law enforcement at the time and in the years that have followed, no suspects have ever been publicly identified, and no arrests have been made in connection with her ...
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