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Denise Swanson

Case from Lansing, MI dated Nov 30, 1981

Victim Details

Denise Swanson

Female

White / Caucasian

Lansing

MI

1981-11-30

79

Denise

Swanson

07/22/2026

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In the winter of 1981, the city of Lansing, Michigan, was unsettled by a series of violent crimes that targeted elderly women. On November 30th of that year, 79-year-old Denise Swanson became a victim in this string of brutal attacks. Her life was tragically cut short, leaving a community in fear and a family in mourning.

The investigation into Swanson's death was part of a larger inquiry into several rapes and strangulations that had been occurring in the Lansing area. Authorities soon f ...
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  • New DNA testing points to different suspect in 1981 slaying | KSL.com
  • Harris Convicted In Lansing Murder Case | Ann Arbor District Library
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    One aspect of the Denise Swanson case that gets me is how similar the pattern of crimes was, yet it ... ...Read More
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