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Karin Mortensen Ansari

Case from Cincinnati, OH dated Feb 13, 1984

Victim Details

Karin Mortensen Ansari

Female

Cincinnati

OH

1984-02-13

40

Karin

Mortensen Ansari

06/30/2026

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Karin Mortensen Ansari, a 40-year-old woman of Danish descent, tragically lost her life on February 13, 1984, in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident was part of a devastating domestic tragedy that also claimed the lives of her three children: Jasmine, 10, and twin daughters Nadia and Tania, both 7 years old. The perpetrator was her husband, Mostafa Ansari, a 38-year-old construction trade executive. After shooting his wife and children, Mostafa Ansari turned the gun on himself.

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