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Tabitha Lillelid

Case from Greeneville, TN dated Apr 06, 1997

Victim Details

Tabitha Lillelid

Female

White / Caucasian

Greeneville

TN

1997-04-06

6

Tabitha

Lillelid

07/14/2026

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On a spring evening in Greeneville, Tennessee, the life of six-year-old Tabitha Lillelid was tragically cut short in a brutal act of violence that also claimed the lives of her parents. On April 6, 1997, Tabitha, her father Vidar, mother Delfina, and two-year-old brother Peter, were carjacked and shot on a deserted rural road. Vidar and Delfina were found deceased at the scene, while Tabitha passed away after being transported to a hospital. The sole survivor of the horrific attack was her young ...
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  • Knoxville News Sentinel: Lillelid killer Karen Howell still fighting for freedom
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