Dawn Shaver

Death by Force

A young woman's body is found in a creek
Dawn Marie Shaver, aged 26, was found murdered on November 17, 1995, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Her body was discovered in a creek beneath railroad tracks near Ann Street and Elizabeth Avenue. She had been brutally beaten in the chest, abdomen, and head, and was found fully clothed. The cause of death was determined to be strangulation. The circumstances of her death were part of a disturbing pattern of violence in the area at that time, as she was one of 17 women who either went missing or were ...Read More