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Linda Kay Rosen

Case from Pittsburgh, PA dated Feb 16, 1988

Victim Details

Linda Kay Rosen

Female

White / Caucasian

Pittsburgh

PA

1988-02-16

27

Linda

Kay Rosen

07/02/2026

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On a tragic day in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the life of Linda Kay Rosen, a 27-year-old female social worker, was cut short. On February 16, 1988, a woman with a personal vendetta against St. Francis Medical Center walked into the psychiatric emergency room and opened fire. The shooter was identified as 31-year-old Edith Anderson, a former mental patient at the hospital. Linda Kay Rosen was fatally shot during this violent outburst.

The incident was not a random act of violence; Anderson ...
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  • Linda Kay Rosen (1960-1988) - Find A Grave...
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