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Carol Ronan

Case from St Paul, MN dated Sep 18, 1961

Victim Details

Carol Ronan

Female

White / Caucasian

St Paul

MN

1961-09-18

34

Carol

Ronan

07/01/2026

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In the late summer of 1961, the life of Carol Ronan, a 34-year-old Caucasian woman, was tragically cut short in her St. Paul, Minnesota apartment. On September 18, her colleagues became concerned when the social worker did not arrive for her job. Upon checking her apartment, they discovered a horrifying scene; Ronan had been brutally beaten and strangled.

The investigation into her death quickly turned towards a man who had been seen in the area and was using the alias Darwin J. Corman. T ...
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  • Serial killers of Alabama, part two - WTVY
  • Prime suspect - The Spokesman-Review
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