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Sara Link

Case from Eldon, IA dated Apr 21, 1984

Victim Details

Sara Link

Female

White / Caucasian

Eldon

IA

1984-04

41

Sara

Link

07/09/2026

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In the spring of 1984, a grim series of events unfolded in rural Iowa, forever changing the lives of one family. Sara Link, a 41-year-old White/Caucasian woman from Farmington, found herself at the center of a tragedy that began with the death of her son. On April 13, 1984, the body of 20-year-old Justin Hook, Jr. was discovered near his burned-out mobile home in the Drakesville area. In the devastating process of investigating his death, law enforcement attempted to contact his mother, Sara, on ...
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