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Linhua Shan

Case from Iowa City, IA dated Nov 01, 1991

Victim Details

Linhua Shan

Male

Asian

Iowa City

IA

1991-11-1

26

Linhua

Shan

06/28/2026

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Linhua Shan, a 26-year-old Asian male, was a promising research investigator in physics and astronomy at the University of Iowa. Originally from China, he had earned his doctoral degree from the university in May 1991. His dissertation on the structure of Saturn's ring system had been recognized with the prestigious D.C. Spriestersbach Dissertation Award, a high honor for doctoral students at the university. He was married and his wife also lived in Iowa City.

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  • 1991 University of Iowa shooting
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