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Harlen Christensen

Case from Fargo, MN dated Nov 12, 1985

Victim Details

Harlen Christensen

Male

Fargo

MN

1985-11-12

37

Harlen

Christensen

07/17/2026

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Harlen Christensen, a 37-year-old man from Fargo, Minnesota, was murdered on November 12, 1985. Christensen, who reportedly suffered from unspecified mental health issues, encountered a group of men, including Michael Shane Lefthand, Charles Bush, Eugene Littlewind, and Kenneth TeJohn, at a liquor store in downtown Fargo. For reasons that remain unclear, Lefthand and his associates led Christensen to railroad tracks near the Red River. There, Lefthand brutally beat and stomped Christensen to dea ...
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  • Michael Lefthand - Newspapers.com™
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