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Paul Monchnik

Case from Detroit, MI dated Nov 23, 2015

Victim Details

Paul Monchnik

March 28, 2022

Male

White / Caucasian

Detroit

MI

2015-11-23

2015-11-23

91

Paul

Monchnik

Yes

07/01/2026

1


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In the quiet of a Detroit neighborhood, the long and peaceful life of 91-year-old Paul Monchnik, a white World War II veteran and retired television repairman, came to a horrific end in the early morning hours of November 23, 2015. Firefighters were called to his Bentler Street home around 3 a.m. to extinguish a blaze, but the scene that awaited them was far more sinister than a simple house fire. Inside, they discovered Mr. Monchnik's body, revealing a brutal crime that sent shockwaves through ...
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