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Joan Schell

Case from Ann Arbor, MI dated Jun 30, 1968

Victim Details

Joan Schell

Female

White / Caucasian

Ann Arbor

MI

1968-06-30

20

Joan

Schell

07/26/2026

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In the summer of 1968, a palpable sense of fear began to creep into the idyllic college town of Ann Arbor, Michigan, a fear that would escalate and grip the community for the next year. This growing anxiety was tragically underscored by the death of Joan Schell, a 20-year-old art student at Eastern Michigan University. On the evening of June 30, 1968, Joan, a young white female, found herself hitchhiking after missing a bus that was meant to take her to her boyfriend's house in Ann Arbor. Her ro ...
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  • 'Michigan Murders' of late '60s get second look - The Detroit News
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