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Linda Wandrus

Case from Austin, MN dated Jul 21, 1969

Victim Details

Linda Wandrus

Female

White / Caucasian

Austin

MN

1969-07

18

Linda

Wandrus

07/13/2026

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In the summer of 1969, the life of 18-year-old Linda Wandrus, a White female, was tragically cut short. Her death, which occurred in July of that year, was not the result of an accident or illness, but a violent act that would remain unsolved for a time, leaving a community in fear and a family grasping for answers. The young woman from Austin, Minnesota, fell victim to a predator who was silently terrorizing the area.

For years, the circumstances surrounding Linda's death were shrouded i ...
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