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Dylan Groene

Case from Coeur DAlene, ID dated Jun 21, 2005

Victim Details

Dylan Groene

Male

White / Caucasian

Coeur DAlene

ID

2005-06

9

Dylan

Groene

07/02/2026

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In a quiet corner of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, the life of nine-year-old White male, Dylan Groene, was horrifically cut short in the summer of 2005. The harrowing ordeal began on the night of May 16, 2005, when Joseph Edward Duncan III, a convicted sex offender on the run from a child molestation charge in Minnesota, broke into the Groene family home. Duncan, who had been stalking the family after spotting Dylan and his younger sister Shasta playing outside, brutally murdered Dylan's mother, Brenda ...
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  • What Happened To The Groene Family? | Investigation Discovery
  • The Groene Case - CBS News
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    I've been following the Groene family case for a while, and one thing that always haunts me is the r... ...Read More
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    I still can't wrap my head around the level of courage shown by Shasta during this entire ordeal. Be... ...Read More
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