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Jeffrey Trail

Case from Minneapolis, MN dated Apr 27, 1997

Victim Details

Jeffrey Trail

Male

White / Caucasian

Minneapolis

MN

1997-04-27

28

Jeffrey

Trail

06/22/2026

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In the spring of 1997, the life of Jeffrey Trail, a 28-year-old White male, came to a brutal and unexpected end in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and a Gulf War veteran, Trail had moved to the city for a new job as a district manager for a propane company, leaving behind a life in San Diego. It was in San Diego that he had befriended Andrew Cunanan, a charismatic and manipulative individual who would ultimately be responsible for his death. Their friendship was comp ...
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  • Andrew Cunanan begins his killing spree | April 27, 1997 - HISTORY
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    Did anyone else find it really unsettling how Trail's murder didn't seem to follow any clear motive?... ...Read More
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    Hey everyone, jumping into this conversation a bit late, but something that's really been bothering ... ...Read More
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    I was just reading up on Jeffrey Trail and can’t stop thinking about the last few days of his life... ...Read More
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