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Laura J. Linehan

Case from Omaha, NE dated Dec 13, 1979

Victim Details

Laura J Linehan

January 2, 2023

Female

White / Caucasian

Omaha

NE

1979-12-13

1979-12-13

29

Laura

J. Linehan

06/28/2026


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In the winter of 1979, in Omaha, Nebraska, a 29-year-old Caucasian woman named Laura J. Linehan was living a life that was by all accounts ordinary. She worked in the cafeteria at Omaha North High School and was raising her children in their home on Larimore Avenue. Remembered by her daughter as a "spunky" and "fun" woman, Laura's life was tragically cut short on December 13th of that year. The events of that night remain shrouded in mystery, leaving a permanent scar on her family and the commun ...
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