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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 ...Read More
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John David Torgerson
Male
White / Caucasian
Austin
MN
1973-06-30
1
John
David Torgerson
11/08/2025
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Reading about the Torgerson case really got to me, especially thinking about young John David and th... ...Read More
04/13/2025
04/13/2025
