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Donna Sauls

Case from Cook, IL dated Sep 02, 1987

Victim Details

Donna Sauls

Female

Cook

IL

1987-09-02

Donna

Sauls

07/11/2026

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On September 2, 1987, Donna Sauls, a woman from Cook County, Illinois, was tragically killed in a violent incident that also claimed the life of Alvin Smith and left Albert Sauls severely wounded. Donna Sauls, along with her husband Albert Sauls and their employee Alvin Smith, were at their garage in South Chicago Heights when the incident occurred. The perpetrator, James Tenner, who had known the Sauls family since the early 1970s, carried out the attack with a shotgun. Tenner, who operated a t ...
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  • People v. Tenner - Illinois - Case Law - VLEX 885700362
  • James Tenner | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers
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