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Shirley Small

Case from Ann Arbor, MI dated Apr 20, 1980

Victim Details

Shirley Small

Female

White / Caucasian

Ann Arbor

MI

1980-04-20

17

Shirley

Small

06/22/2026

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In the early morning hours of Sunday, April 20, 1980, the life of 17-year-old Shirley Small was tragically cut short in Ann Arbor, Michigan. A white female and a senior at Pioneer High School, Small was found stabbed to death on a lawn at 2820 Page Street, just a short distance from her own home in the Georgetown Townhouses. She had sustained a fatal stab wound to her chest and several cuts to her face. Investigators found her fully clothed with her purse nearby, and there were no initial indica ...
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