Tina Slaughter

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A young mother is killed during a burglary in Minneapolis
Tina Slaughter, a 27-year-old single mother of two young boys, was brutally murdered in her Minneapolis apartment on July 11, 1985. On the night of the attack, an intruder broke into her home on Fremont Avenue North and stabbed her multiple times. Despite her injuries, Tina managed to flee to a neighbor’s door to ask for help. She was transported to the hospital but tragically succumbed to her injuries shortly after.

Investigators initially struggled to find leads, but decades later, ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Tina Slaughter

    June 14, 2022

    Female

    African-American / Black

    Minneapolis

    MN

    1985-07-11

    27

    Tina

    Slaughter

    Victim

    10/05/2024


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    Forum Posts (2)
    Does anyone know if there was a candlelight vigil held for Tina? I would love to participate in hono... ...Read More
    03/26/2023
    I am so devastated to hear that Tina is missing. We were friends and I cannot imagine what her loved... ...Read More
    03/16/2023