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Donna Sundling

Case from Grand Canyon, AZ dated Apr 11, 1993

Victim Details

Donna Sundling

Female

White / Caucasian

Grand Canyon

AZ

1993-04-11

58

Donna

Sundling

06/23/2026

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On April 11, 1993, 58-year-old Donna Sundling, a female aerobics instructor, went on a hike with her husband, Robert Spangler, in the Grand Canyon. The trip was purportedly an effort to mend their strained marriage. During the hike, at a spot on Horseshoe Mesa, Donna fell from a height of 140 to 200 feet to her death. Her husband, Robert Spangler, calmly reported the incident to park rangers, claiming he had turned to adjust his camera and when he looked back, she was gone.

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