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Mark Wallace

Case from Kansas City, MO dated Jun 22, 1985

Victim Details

Mark Wallace

Male

White / Caucasian

Kansas City

MO

1985-06-22

27

Mark

Wallace

07/19/2026

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In the summer of 1985, a young man named Mark Wallace, a 27-year-old white male, tragically became a victim of one of Kansas City, Missouri's most infamous serial killers. On June 22nd of that year, Wallace, who had previously done yard work for a man named Robert Berdella, sought shelter from a thunderstorm in the tool shed at Berdella's home.

Berdella discovered Wallace and, under the guise of offering him a safe place to wait out the storm, invited him into his house. Once inside, Berd ...
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  • Mark Wallace (1971-1985) - Find a Grave Memorial
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