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Who killed Jonah and Emma Foster?
In the summer of 1975, a quiet street in Wichita, Kansas, became the scene of a brutal and perplexing crime that left a community in shock. On the evening of Thursday, July 24th, 95-year-old Jonah Foster and his 83-year-old wife, Emma, were viciously attacked in their home at 1643 N. Volutia. The elderly couple, who were described by neighbors as wonderful people who wouldn't have bothered anybody, were found deceased the following evening.
The discovery was made after their daughter beca ...Read More
In the summer of 1975, a quiet street in Wichita, Kansas, became the scene of a brutal and perplexing crime that left a community in shock. On the evening of Thursday, July 24th, 95-year-old Jonah Foster and his 83-year-old wife, Emma, were viciously attacked in their home at 1643 N. Volutia. The elderly couple, who were described by neighbors as wonderful people who wouldn't have bothered anybody, were found deceased the following evening.
The discovery was made after their daughter beca ...Read More
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Jonah Foster
October 21, 2022
Male
Black / African American
Wichita
KS
1975-07-24
1975-07-24
1884-10-17
90
emma-foster-wichita-ks
Jonah
Foster
11/07/2025
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I was reading about the tragic case of Jonah and Emma Foster, and one thing that really puzzles me i... ...Read More
07/14/2024
07/14/2024
