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Linda Olthof

Case from Queens, NY dated Jul 30, 2018

Victim Details

Linda Olthof

Female

White / Caucasian

Queens

NY

2018-07-30

47

Linda

Olthof

07/18/2026

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On a tragic day in Queens, New York, 47-year-old Linda Olthof's life was cut short in a devastating murder-suicide. The incident, which occurred on July 30, 2018, also claimed the lives of her 6-year-old son, James Shields Jr., and Saskia Shields, the current wife of Linda's ex-husband, James Shields Sr. The perpetrator was identified as James Shields Sr., who took his own life after killing the three individuals.

The events unfolded in an Astoria apartment against the backdrop of a conte ...
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  • Fox News: 4, including boy, dead in murder-suicide amid custody battle
  • Four dead in apparent murder-suicide in Astoria
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