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Joan Elspeth Schell, a 20-year-old white female and Eastern Michigan University student, tragically lost her life on June 30, 1968. She was last seen hitchhiking near the university's student union after missing a bus to Ann Arbor, where she intended to visit her boyfriend. Her body was discovered a week later near Glacier Way and Earhart Road, just outside Ann Arbor. The investigation revealed that she had been stabbed five times, her throat had been slashed, and she had been sexually assaulted ...Read More
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Joan Schell
Female
White / Caucasian
Ann Arbor
MI
1968-06-30
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Joan
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11/30/2025


