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Marlys Wohlenhaus

Case from Afton, MN dated May 08, 1979

Victim Details

Marlys Wohlenhaus

Female

White / Caucasian

Afton

MN

1979-05-08

18

Marlys

Wohlenhaus

07/02/2026

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On a spring afternoon in Afton, Minnesota, the life of 18-year-old Marlys Wohlenhaus, a White female, was brutally cut short. On May 8, 1979, her mother returned to their family home around 3:30 p.m. to a horrific scene. Marlys was discovered in a downstairs room, covered in blood with severe head trauma. She had sustained multiple star-shaped cuts to her scalp, a fractured skull, broken fingers, and bruises on both hands. The injuries resulted in massive bleeding and irreversible brain damage. ...
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