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Marita Choquette

Case from East Lansing, MI dated Jun 04, 1976

Victim Details

Marita Choquette

Female

White / Caucasian

East Lansing

MI

1976-06

21

Marita

Choquette

07/08/2026

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In the summer of 1978, the life of 27-year-old Marita Elizabeth Choquette was tragically cut short. An editorial assistant at WKAR-TV, the public broadcasting station at Michigan State University, Marita went missing on June 15, 1978. Her mutilated body was discovered twelve days later, on June 27, by a farmer in Alaiedon Township, Ingham County, Michigan. She had been stabbed 17 times, and her body was found in a kneeling position, as if she had fallen backward.

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  • Donald Gene Miller - Wikipedia
  • Marita Elizabeth Choquette (1950-abt.1978) - WikiTree
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