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Elderly woman found dead on the back porch of her home
In the small, quiet community of Aldrich, Missouri, the summer of 1985 was shattered by a brutal act of violence that remains a mystery to this day. Lydia Bonham, an 82-year-old Caucasian woman, was found murdered on the back porch of her modest farmhouse on the morning of June 30, 1985. Known for her self-sufficient and spirited nature, Bonham had lived a solitary life as a widow for five decades, her only son having passed away years earlier.

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Victim Details

Lydia Bonham

October 31, 2023

Female

White / Caucasian

Aldrich

MO

1985-06-30

82

Lydia Bonham

Lydia

Bonham

01/16/2026


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