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On a late summer day, August 30, 1975, a 12-year-old White/Caucasian male named Jacob Surber vanished from the Nebraska State Fair in Lincoln. What began as a day of youthful excitement turned into a parent's worst nightmare. Nine days later, his body was discovered south of the fairgrounds, bearing the tragic marks of a violent end; he had been stabbed multiple times. The discovery sent a chill through the community, marking the beginning of a grim investigation into the abduction and murder of ...Read More
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Jacob Surber
Male
White / Caucasian
Lincoln
NE
1975-08-30
12
Jacob
Surber
11/04/2025





