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Angeline Sweet

Case from Minneapolis, MN dated Apr 12, 1987

Victim Details

Angeline Sweet

Female

Native American / American Indian

Minneapolis

MN

1987-04-12

26

Angeline

Sweet

07/06/2026

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In the spring of 1987, the city of Minneapolis was gripped by a series of brutal killings. Angeline Sweet, a 26-year-old Native American woman, became the second victim in a string of murders that targeted women in the community. On April 12, 1987, her body was discovered in a park area near Franklin and Bloomington Avenues. The investigation revealed that she had been subjected to a savage attack; she was severely beaten, sexually assaulted, and ultimately died of asphyxiation. The manner of he ...
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  • New Trial Sought For Man In '80s Minneapolis Murders - CBS News
  • DNA tests show man innocent of 1980s Minn. murders
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