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John David Torgerson

Case from Austin, MN dated Jun 30, 1973

Victim Details

John David Torgerson

Male

White / Caucasian

Austin

MN

1973-06-30

1

John

David Torgerson

07/04/2026

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John David Torgerson, a white male child aged 1, was born on April 5, 1972, in Olmsted County, Minnesota. He tragically died on June 30, 1973, in Rochester, Minnesota. His death was part of a horrific mass murder committed by David James Torgerson, a white male born in Austin, Minnesota in 1943. David was not the biological father of John David but was married to the child's mother, Lana Alice Torgerson. On the day of the murders, David strangled six individuals, including his wife Lana his daug ...
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